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MeSH Heading: Epoxy Compounds
Tree Number(s): D02.355.291.411
Unique ID: D004852
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004852
Scope Note: Organic compounds that include a cyclic ether with three ring atoms in their structure. They are commonly used as precursors for POLYMERS such as EPOXY RESINS.
Entry Version: EPOXY CPDS
Entry Term(s): Epoxide; Epoxides; Epoxy Compound; Oxiranes
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under ETHERS, CYCLIC 1975-90
Online Note: search ETHERS, CYCLIC 1966-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under ETHERS, CYCLIC 1975-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

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therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0007613
Scope Note: Organic compounds that include a cyclic ether with three ring atoms in their structure. They are commonly used as precursors for POLYMERS such as EPOXY RESINS.
Terms: Epoxy Compounds Preferred Term
Term UI T014804
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1975); Epoxides
Term UI T014805
Date01/18/1977
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Oxiranes
Term UI T818833
Date03/02/2012
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2013); Epoxy Compound
Term UI T000998758
Date11/21/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Epoxide
Term UI T000998759
Date11/21/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

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