2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic Acid MeSH Descriptor Data 2025

MeSH Heading: 2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic Acid
Tree Number(s): D02.241.081.018.386.682.500; D02.241.511.316.682.224
Unique ID: D008456
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008456
Scope Note: A powerful herbicide used as a selective weed killer.
Entry Term(s): Agroxone; MCPA; Methoxone
Pharm Action: Herbicides
Related Numbers: 94-74-6
CAS Type 1 Name: Acetic acid, (4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)-
Previous Indexing: Glycolates (1969-1974); Toluene (1974)
Public MeSH Note: 2001; see MCPA 1991-2000 & GLYCOLATES 1975-90
History Note: 2001(1975)
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2013/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

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)

Organic Chemicals [D02]
- Carboxylic Acids [D02.241]
  - Acids, Acyclic [D02.241.081]
    - Acetates [D02.241.081.018]
      - Glycolates [D02.241.081.018.386]
        
        Phenoxyacetates [D02.241.081.018.386.682]
        
        2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid [D02.241.081.018.386.682.224]
        
        Ethacrynic Acid [D02.241.081.018.386.682.300]
        
        2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic Acid [D02.241.081.018.386.682.500]
        
        2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid [D02.241.081.018.386.682.800]
        
        Halofenate [D02.241.081.018.386.682.850]
        
        Meclofenoxate [D02.241.081.018.386.682.875]
        
        Ticrynafen [D02.241.081.018.386.682.900]

Organic Chemicals [D02]
- Carboxylic Acids [D02.241]
  - Hydroxy Acids [D02.241.511]
    - Glycolates [D02.241.511.316]
      - Phenoxyacetates [D02.241.511.316.682]
        
        2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid [D02.241.511.316.682.149]
        
        Ethacrynic Acid [D02.241.511.316.682.200]
        
        2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic Acid [D02.241.511.316.682.224]
        
        2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid [D02.241.511.316.682.800]
        
        Ticrynafen [D02.241.511.316.682.900]

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