Chemicals and Drugs

Sand

A hard granular material that is a component of soil. It is composed of very small pieces (between 0.06 and 2.0 millimeters in diameter) of disintegrating rock.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A hard granular material that is a component of soil. It is composed of very small pieces (between 0.06 and 2.0 millimeters in diameter) of disintegrating rock.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Sands

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Aspects Covered

6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, microbiology, parasitology, standards, virology.

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History Note

2020

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Tree Numbers

  1. D20.721w.750w
  2. G01w.311.330w.500w
  3. G01w.311.820w.750w
  4. G16.500.275w.815w.750w
  5. G16.500.320w.500w
  6. N06.230w.600w.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sand. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000080463. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000080463
  2. Sand. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand
  3. Sand. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34679