Chemicals and Drugs

Diamond

Diamond. A crystalline form of carbon that occurs as hard, colorless or tinted isomeric crystals. It is used as a precious stone, for cutting glass, and as bearings for delicate mechanisms. (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)

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Diamond. A crystalline form of carbon that occurs as hard, colorless or tinted isomeric crystals. It is used as a precious stone, for cutting glass, and as bearings for delicate mechanisms. (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)

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  • Diamonds

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

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a form of carbon

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94; was DIAMOND (NM) 1980-93

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  • Carbon (1980-1993)

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  1. D01w.268w.150w.200w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Diamond. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018130. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018130
  2. Diamond. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond
  3. Diamond. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5283