Chemicals and Drugs

Aerosol Propellants

Compressed gases or vapors in a container which, upon release of pressure and expansion through a valve, carry another substance from the container. They are used for cosmetics, household cleaners, and so on. Examples are BUTANES; CARBON DIOXIDE; FLUOROCARBONS; NITROGEN; and PROPANE. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

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Abstract

Compressed gases or vapors in a container which, upon release of pressure and expansion through a valve, carry another substance from the container. They are used for cosmetics, household cleaners, and so on. Examples are BUTANES; CARBON DIOXIDE; FLUOROCARBONS; NITROGEN; and PROPANE. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Propellants, Aerosol

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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Indexing Annotation

IM; coord with propellant if relevant (IM); D25-26 qualif with discretion

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History Note

91(73); was see under AEROSOLS 1973-90; was in Cat D & J 1973-82

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Previous Indexing

  • Aerosols (1966-1972)
  • specific chemical (1966-1972)

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  1. D26.255w.165w.055w.055

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Aerosol Propellants. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000335. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000335
  2. Aerosol Propellants. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76711998