Chemicals and Drugs

Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Organic compounds containing carbon and hydrogen in the form of an unsaturated, usually hexagonal ring structure. The compounds can be single ring, or double, triple, or multiple fused rings.

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Abstract

Organic compounds containing carbon and hydrogen in the form of an unsaturated, usually hexagonal ring structure. The compounds can be single ring, or double, triple, or multiple fused rings.

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  • Aromatic Hydrocarbon
  • Hydrocarbons, Aromatic
  • Hydrocarbon, Aromatic

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24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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general or unspecified; prefer specifics

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History Note

98; use explode 1967-97

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  1. D02w.455w.426w.559w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006841. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006841
  2. Aromatic Hydrocarbons. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aromatic_compound
  3. Aromatic Hydrocarbons. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19834818