National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Alcohol [Chemical Class]

Synonyms

Alcohol [Chemical Class]

Alcohols

Definitions

A class of compounds where a hydroxyl (OH) group is attached to single bonded hydrocarbons. Alcohols are classified according to the position of the carbon atom with the attached hydroxyl group (i.e. primary alcohols are alcohols with the OH group attached to the primary carbon atom, C1). Uses include solvents, astringents, and anti-infective activity.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C218

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:23982

CHEBI:30879

code

C218

DEFINITION

A class of compounds where a hydroxyl (OH) group is attached to single bonded hydrocarbons. Alcohols are classified according to the position of the carbon atom with the attached hydroxyl group (i.e. primary alcohols are alcohols with the OH group attached to the primary carbon atom, C1). Uses include solvents, astringents, and anti-infective activity.

FULL_SYN

Alcohol [Chemical Class]

Alcohols

label

Alcohol [Chemical Class]

Legacy Concept Name

Alcohol_Chemical_Class

Preferred_Name

Alcohol [Chemical Class]

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C218

Semantic_Type

Organic Chemical

Chemical Viewed Structurally

UMLS_CUI

C0001975

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C718

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