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MeSH Heading: Phenol
Tree Number(s): D02.455.426.559.389.657.595
Unique ID: D019800
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019800
Scope Note: An antiseptic and disinfectant aromatic alcohol.
Entry Term(s): Carbol; Carbolic Acid; Hydroxybenzene; Phenol, Sodium Salt; Phenolate Sodium; Sodium Phenolate
Pharm Action: Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Disinfectants
Sclerosing Solutions
Related Numbers: 108-95-2; 139-02-6; 4NC0T56V35
Previous Indexing: Phenols (1969-1997)
Public MeSH Note: 1998; PHENOL was indexed under PHENOLS 1969-1997; for CARBOL see PHENOLS 1982-2012
History Note: 1998
Entry Combination: analogs & derivatives:Phenols
Date Established: 1998/01/01
Date of Entry: 1997/06/20
Revision Date: 2013/07/08

Entry Combination: analogs & derivatives:Phenols
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)

Organic Chemicals [D02]
- Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
  - Hydrocarbons, Cyclic [D02.455.426]
    - Hydrocarbons, Aromatic [D02.455.426.559]
      - Benzene Derivatives [D02.455.426.559.389]
        
        Phenols [D02.455.426.559.389.657]
        
        Aminophenols [D02.455.426.559.389.657.050]
        
        Bisphenols [D02.455.426.559.389.657.110]
        
        Bithionol [D02.455.426.559.389.657.120]
        
        Bromphenol Blue [D02.455.426.559.389.657.150]
        
        Catechols [D02.455.426.559.389.657.166]
        
        Chlorophenols [D02.455.426.559.389.657.190]
        
        Cresols [D02.455.426.559.389.657.239]
        
        Desvenlafaxine Succinate [D02.455.426.559.389.657.265]
        
        Dienestrol [D02.455.426.559.389.657.290]
        
        Humic Substances [D02.455.426.559.389.657.377]
        
        Hydroquinones [D02.455.426.559.389.657.393]
        
        Hydroxybenzoates [D02.455.426.559.389.657.410]
        
        Indophenol [D02.455.426.559.389.657.446]
        
        Nitrophenols [D02.455.426.559.389.657.566]
        
        Phenol [D02.455.426.559.389.657.595]
        
        Phenolphthaleins [D02.455.426.559.389.657.625]
        
        Phenyl Ethers [D02.455.426.559.389.657.654]
        
        Phloroglucinol [D02.455.426.559.389.657.684]
        
        Polyphenols [D02.455.426.559.389.657.715]
        
        Probucol [D02.455.426.559.389.657.746]
        
        Propofol [D02.455.426.559.389.657.773]
        
        Pyrogallol [D02.455.426.559.389.657.800]
        
        Resorcinols [D02.455.426.559.389.657.852]
        
        Tapentadol [D02.455.426.559.389.657.926]
        
        Thymol [D02.455.426.559.389.657.963]

Phenol Preferred

Concept UI: M0029379
Related Numbers: 108-95-2; 139-02-6; 4NC0T56V35
Scope Note: An antiseptic and disinfectant aromatic alcohol.
Terms: Phenol Preferred Term
Term UI T058894
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Carbol
Term UI T031417
Date01/08/1981
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Carbolic Acid
Term UI T058895
Date12/19/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Hydroxybenzene
Term UI T058896
Date12/24/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998)

Phenolate Sodium Narrower

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