MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Detergents
Tree Number(s): D27.720.877.265; J01.516.381
Unique ID: D003902
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003902
Scope Note: Purifying or cleansing agents, usually salts of long-chain aliphatic bases or acids, that exert cleansing (oil-dissolving) and antimicrobial effects through a surface action that depends on possessing both hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties.
Entry Term(s): Cleansing Agents; Detergent Pods; Laundry Detergent Pods; Laundry Pods; Syndet; Synthetic Detergent
Registry Numbers: 0
NLM Classification #: QV 233
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS 1981-90; was heading 1963-80
History Note: 91(81)63; was see under SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS 1981-90; was heading 1963-80
Date Established: 1963/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/05/07

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

isolation & purification (IP)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

Detergents MeSH Descriptor Data 2025