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Hypochlorous Acid MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Hypochlorous Acid
Tree Number(s)
D01.029.260.365
D01.210.465
D01.339.431.311
D01.650.550.400
Unique ID
D006997
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006997
Scope Note
An oxyacid of chlorine (HClO) containing monovalent chlorine that acts as an oxidizing or reducing agent.
Entry Term(s)
Hypochlorite
Hypochlorous Acids
Pharm Action
Oxidants
Registry Numbers
712K4CDC10
T5UM7HB19N
0
Related Numbers
7790-92-3
T5UM7HB19N
CAS Type 1 Name
Hypochlorous acid
Previous Indexing
Sodium Hypochlorite (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note
94; was HYPOCHLOROUS ACIDS 1975-93 (see under ACIDS 1975-76); HYPOCHLOROUS ACID was indexed under HYPOCHLOROUS ACIDS 1982-93
Online Note
use HYPOCHLOROUS ACID to search HYPOCHLOROUS ACIDS 1975-93
History Note
94; was HYPOCHLOROUS ACIDS 1975-93 (see under ACIDS 1975-76); HYPOCHLOROUS ACID was (NM) 1982-93
Date Introduced
1977/01/01
Last Updated
2023/02/26
Hypochlorous Acid Preferred
Hypochlorite Narrower
Hypochlorous Acids Broader
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