Chemicals and Drugs

Chemical Defoliants

Herbicides that remove leaves from trees and growing plants. They may be either organic or inorganic. Several of the more persistent types have been used in military operations and many are toxic. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 11th ed)

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Herbicides that remove leaves from trees and growing plants. They may be either organic or inorganic. Several of the more persistent types have been used in military operations and many are toxic. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 11th ed)

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  • Defoliants, Chemical

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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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History Note

91(75); was see under HERBICIDES 1975-90

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  1. D27.720.031w.700w.366w.181
  2. D27.888w.723w.366w.181

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Chemical Defoliants. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003678. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003678
  2. Chemical Defoliants. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50429963