loading...| Preferred Name |
chlorine |
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| Synonyms |
Cl |
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| Definitions |
A greenish-yellow, diatomic gas that is a member of the halogen family of elements. It has the atomic symbol Cl, atomic number 17, and atomic weight 70.906. It is a powerful irritant that can cause fatal pulmonary edema. Chlorine is used in manufacturing, as a reagent in synthetic chemistry, for water purification, and in the production of chlorinated lime, which is used in fabric bleaching. [MeSH] |
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http://radlex.org/RID/RID11794 |
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| Comment |
Period3, Group=17, Z=17 |
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| Definition |
A greenish-yellow, diatomic gas that is a member of the halogen family of elements. It has the atomic symbol Cl, atomic number 17, and atomic weight 70.906. It is a powerful irritant that can cause fatal pulmonary edema. Chlorine is used in manufacturing, as a reagent in synthetic chemistry, for water purification, and in the production of chlorinated lime, which is used in fabric bleaching. [MeSH] |
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RID11794 |
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| Preferred_name |
chlorine |
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| Preferred_name_German |
Chlor |
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| prefixIRI |
RID11794 |
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| Synonym |
Cl |
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| UMLS_ID |
C0008209 |
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