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Noble Gases MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Noble Gases
Tree Number(s)
D01.268.613
D01.362.641
Unique ID
D005741
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005741
Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Scope Note
Elements that constitute group 18 (formerly the zero group) of the periodic table. They are gases that generally do not react chemically.
Entry Term(s)
Gases, Inert
Gases, Rare
Group 18 Elements
Rare Gases
Registry Numbers
0
NLM Classification #
QV 310
Previous Indexing
Gases (1966-1975)
Public MeSH Note
94; was GASES, RARE 1976-93
Online Note
use NOBLE GASES to search GASES, RARE 1976-93
History Note
94; was GASES, RARE 1976-93; was RARE GASES (NON MESH) 1971-76
Date Introduced
1977/01/01
Last Updated
2001/07/25
Noble Gases Preferred
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