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| Id | http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D005027
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D005027
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| Preferred Name | Ethylene Oxide |
| Definitions |
A colorless and flammable gas at room temperature and pressure. Ethylene oxide is a bactericidal, fungicidal, and sporicidal disinfectant. It is effective against most micro-organisms, including viruses. It is used as a fumigant for foodstuffs and textiles and as an agent for the gaseous sterilization of heat-labile pharmaceutical and surgical materials. (From Reynolds, Martindale The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p794)
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| Synonyms |
Oxirane
Oxide, Ethylene
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
All Properties
| definition | A colorless and flammable gas at room temperature and pressure. Ethylene oxide is a bactericidal, fungicidal, and sporicidal disinfectant. It is effective against most micro-organisms, including viruses. It is used as a fumigant for foodstuffs and textiles and as an agent for the gaseous sterilization of heat-labile pharmaceutical and surgical materials. (From Reynolds, Martindale The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p794) |
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| altLabel |
Oxirane
Oxide, Ethylene
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| prefLabel | Ethylene Oxide
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| isa | |
| PA | D004202
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| tui |
T109
T131
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| TERMUI |
T015365
T015364
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| TH |
NLM (1966)
FDA SRS (2014)
UNK (19XX)
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| MMR | 20130708
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| notation | D005027
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| Semantic type UMLS property | |
| RR | 75-21-8 (Ethylene Oxide)
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| DX | 19660101
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| cui | C0015087
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| DC | 1
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| MN | D02.355.291.411.417
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| AQL | AA AD AE AG AI AN BL CF CH CL CS EC HI IM IP ME PD PK PO RE SD ST TO TU UR
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| Inverse of RB | JJH7GNN18P
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| MDA | 19990101
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