Ethylene Dichlorides
"Ethylene Dichlorides" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Toxic, chlorinated, saturated hydrocarbons. Include both the 1,1- and 1,2-dichloro isomers. The latter is considerably more toxic. It has a sweet taste, ethereal odor and has been used as a fumigant and intoxicant among sniffers. Has many household and industrial uses.
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D005025
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.326.146.379.350 D02.455.526.439.458
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Pott WA, Benjamin SA, Yang RS. Antagonistic interactions of an arsenic-containing mixture in a multiple organ carcinogenicity bioassay. Cancer Lett. 1998 Nov 27; 133(2):185-90.