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MeSH Heading: Hydrofluoric Acid
Tree Number(s): D01.029.260.328; D01.303.350
Unique ID: D006858
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006858
Annotation: hydrogen fluoride in water; can cause burns; /‌analogs = FLUORIDES or specific fluoride
Scope Note: Hydrofluoric acid. A solution of hydrogen fluoride in water. It is a colorless fuming liquid which can cause painful burns.
Entry Term(s): Fluohydric Acid; Fluorhydric Acid; Hydrogen Fluoride
Related Numbers: 7664-39-3
CAS Type 1 Name: Hydrofluoric acid
Previous Indexing: Acids (1966-1971); Fluorides (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 77
History Note: 77(72)
Date Established: 1977/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08

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)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0010714
Related Numbers: 7664-39-3
Scope Note: Hydrofluoric acid. A solution of hydrogen fluoride in water. It is a colorless fuming liquid which can cause painful burns.
Terms: Hydrofluoric Acid Preferred Term
Term UI T020690
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Fluohydric Acid
Term UI T020691
Date08/05/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Fluorhydric Acid
Term UI T020692
Date08/05/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Hydrogen Fluoride
Term UI T020693
Date05/23/1976
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID

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