| SAT | saliva alcohol test; satellite; serum antitrypsin; single-agent chemotherapy; slide agglutination te... |
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| TCAP | trimethyl-cetyl-ammonium pentachlorophenate |
| RIPA | Radio-Immuno(= Immune)-Precipitation(Precipitin) Assay |
| AGP | acid glycoprotein; agar gel precipitation; azurophil granule protein |
| AGPT | agar-gel precipitation test |
| dermatan sulphate | Glycosaminoglycan (15-40 kD) typical of extracellular matrix of skin, blood vessels and heart. Repeating units of D glucuronic acid N acetyl D galactosamine or L iduronic acid N acetyl D galactosamine with 1-2 sulphates per unit. Broken down by L iduronidase, but accumulates intra lysosomally in Hurler syndrome and Hunter syndrome. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| keratan sulphate | Heteropolysaccharides which contain an n-acetylated hexosamine in a characteristic repeating disaccharide unit. The repeating structure of each disaccharide involves alternate 1,4- and 1,3-linkages consisting of either n-acetylglucosamine or n-acetylgalactosamine. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aluminum ammonium sulfate | AlNH4(SO4)2;an astringent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ammonium | <chemistry> A compound radical, NH4, having the chemical relations of a strongly basic element like the alkali metals. See: Ammonia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ammonium benzoate | C6H5COONH4;a stimulant, diuretic, urinary antiseptic, and antirheumatic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ammonium bromide | A sedative. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ammonium carbonate | A cardiac and respiratory stimulant and carminative expectorant. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ammonium chloride | <chemical> Ammonium chloride, (nh4)cl. A systemic acidifying agent that has been used as a diuretic and an expectorant. Chemical name: Ammonium chloride ((NH4)Cl) (12 Dec 1998) |
| ammonium compounds | Inorganic and organic compounds that contain the hypothetical radical nh4. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ammonium ferric sulfate | An astringent and styptic. Synonym: ammonium ferric sulfate, ferric alum, iron alum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ammonium ichthosulfonate | Sulfonated bitumen; ammonium sulfoichthyolate;a viscous fluid, reddish brown to brownish black in colour, with a strong, characteristic, empyreumatic odour, soluble in water and in glycerin; obtained by the destructive distillation of certain bituminous schists, sulfonating the distillate and neutralizing the product with ammonia. It is used in skin disorders; its beneficial effect is due to its mild irritant, stimulant, antiseptic, and analgesic action; has been used in 10 and 20 percent concentration in an ointment ("drawing salve"). Synonym: ammonium ichthosulfonate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ammonium iodide | An expectorant. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ammonium mandelate | <chemical> Mandelic acid ammonium salt; a urinary antiseptic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ammonium molybdate | <chemical> Used in electron microscopy as a negative stain, and as a reagent for alkaloids and other substances. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ammonium nitrate | <chemical> Used in making nitrous oxide gas, in freezing mixtures, matches, and fertilisers; also used in veterinary medicine. (05 Mar 2000) |