Concept information
Preferred term
Benzene
Type
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Definition
- Toxic, volatile, flammable liquid hydrocarbon byproduct of coal distillation. It is used as an industrial solvent in paints, varnishes, lacquer thinners, gasoline, etc. Benzene causes central nervous system damage acutely and bone marrow damage chronically and is carcinogenic. It was formerly used as parasiticide.
Broader concept
Entry terms
- 71-43-2 (Benzene)
- Benzol
- Benzole
- Cyclohexatriene
- J64922108F
Allowable Qualifier(s)
- administration & dosage (Qualifier)
- adverse effects (Qualifier)
- analysis (Qualifier)
- antagonists & inhibitors (Qualifier)
- chemical synthesis (Qualifier)
- chemistry (Qualifier)
- classification (Qualifier)
- economics (Qualifier)
- history (Qualifier)
- isolation & purification (Qualifier)
- metabolism (Qualifier)
- pharmacokinetics (Qualifier)
- pharmacology (Qualifier)
- poisoning (Qualifier)
- radiation effects (Qualifier)
- standards (Qualifier)
- supply & distribution (Qualifier)
- therapeutic use (Qualifier)
- toxicity (Qualifier)
In other languages
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French
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71-43-2 (Benzene)
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Benzene
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J64922108F
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-VV3BJ73Z-Q
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