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Carbonic Acid MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Carbonic Acid
Tree Number(s)
D01.029.260.150
D01.200.275
Unique ID
D002255
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002255
Annotation
"the hypothetical acid of carbon dioxide & water"
Scope Note
Carbonic acid (H2C03). The hypothetical acid of carbon dioxide and water. It exists only in the form of its salts (carbonates), acid salts (hydrogen carbonates), amines (carbamic acid), and acid chlorides (carbonyl chloride). (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
Registry Numbers
463-79-6
CAS Type 1 Name
Carbonic acid
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under CARBONATES 1975-90; was see under CARBON DIOXIDE 1963-74
Online Note
search CARBON DIOXIDE 1966-74
History Note
91(75); was see under CARBONATES 1975-90; was see under CARBON DIOXIDE 1963-74
Date Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
1999/01/01
Carbonic Acid Preferred
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