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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Benzene
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Benceno
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Benzeno
Synonyms
English
:
Benzole
Cyclohexatriene
Benzol
Tree Number:
D02.455.426.559.389.023
SP4.011.082.623.264.850
SP4.011.097.036.609
Definition
English
:
Toxic, volatile, flammable liquid hydrocarbon byproduct of coal
distillation
. It is used as an industrial solvent in paints, varnishes,
lacquer
thinners,
gasoline
, etc.
Benzene
causes
central nervous system
damage acutely and
bone marrow
damage chronically and is carcinogenic. It was formerly used as parasiticide.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse with benzil or benzal
Entry Combination - descr/qualif
English
:
Benzene
/
analogs & derivatives
use
Benzene Derivatives
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AN
analysis
AI
antagonists & inhibitors
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
EC
economics
HI
history
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
Record Number:
1576
Unique Identifier:
D001554
Occurrence in VHL
:
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