Preferred Name |
calcium chloride |
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Synonyms |
calcium chloride anhydrous |
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Definitions |
A crystalline, white substance, soluble in water, calcium chloride is the chloride salt of calcium, a bivalent metallic element with many crucial biological roles. Calcium is a major constituent of the skeleton but plays many roles as an intracellular and plasma ion as well. In medicine, calcium chloride is also used as a 10% solution in injection, for calcium replenishment. |
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ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000752931 |
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altLabel |
calcium chloride anhydrous calcium chloride hexahydrate calcium chloride dihydrate |
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CAS Registry |
10035-04-8 |
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cui |
C3645709 C0724543 C0006686 C4520838 |
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DATE FIRST PUBLISHED |
2013-09-25 |
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Date last modified |
2013-09-25 |
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definition |
A crystalline, white substance, soluble in water, calcium chloride is the chloride salt of calcium, a bivalent metallic element with many crucial biological roles. Calcium is a major constituent of the skeleton but plays many roles as an intracellular and plasma ion as well. In medicine, calcium chloride is also used as a 10% solution in injection, for calcium replenishment. |
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notation |
CDR0000752931 |
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ORIG STY |
Drug/agent |
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prefLabel |
calcium chloride |
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tui |
T197 T121 |