| imipramine N-oxide reductase | <enzyme> Reduces imipramine n-oxide to imipramine in the presence of menaquinone Registry number: EC 1.7.99.- (26 Jun 1999) |
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| indifferent oxide | An oxide that is neither an acid nor a base; e.g., water (hydrogen oxide, H2O). Synonym: indifferent oxide. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oxide | <chemistry> Any element (but especially a metal) that has formed a binary compound with oxygen. (09 Oct 1997) |
| tin oxide | SnO2;used in industry; it is a cause of pneumoconiosis. Synonym: tin oxide. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eserine oxide | An alkaloid from the seed of Physostigma; a parasympathomimetic agent. Synonym: eserine aminoxide, eserine oxide. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ethylene oxide | <chemical> Chemical name: Oxirane (12 Dec 1998) |
| ethyl oxide | CH3CH2OCH2CH3;a flammable, volatile organic solvent used in extraction procedures; formerly widely used as an inhalation anaesthetic; shortcomings include: irritating vapor, slow onset and prolonged recovery phase, explosion hazard. Synonym: ethyl ether, ethyl oxide, sulfuric ether. (05 Mar 2000) |
| zinc oxide | <chemical> A mild astringent and topical protectant with some antiseptic action. It is also used in bandages, pastes, ointments, dental cements, and as a sunblock. Pharmacological action: dermatologic agents, sunscreening agents. Chemical name: Zinc oxide (ZnO) (12 Dec 1998) |
| zinc oxide and eugenol | Used as a base material beneath metallic dental restorations and as a temporary filling material or impression material; setting and hardening result from complex reactions between the powder and the eugenol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| zinc oxide-eugenol cement | Least irritating of the cements. The powder is essentially zinc oxide with strengtheners and accelerators. The liquid is basically eugenol. (boucher's clinical dental terminology, 4th ed, p50) (12 Dec 1998) |
| zirconium oxide | Used as a coating for the skin in dermatologic pharmaceuticals and as a pigment in paints. (05 Mar 2000) |
| unmodified zinc oxide-eugenol cement | A dental cement obtained by mixing zinc oxide and eugenol without modifiers. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ferric oxide | A compound used as a colouring material. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 4-hydroxyaminoquinoline-1-oxide | <chemical> N-hydroxy-4-quinolineamine 1-oxide. A potent mutagen and carcinogen. It is a reduction product of 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide. It binds with nucleic acids and inactivates both bacteria and bacteriophage. Pharmacological action: carcinogens, mutagens. Chemical name: 4-Quinolinamine, N-hydroxy-, 1-oxide (12 Dec 1998) |
| 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide | <chemical> 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide. A potent mutagen and carcinogen. This compound and its metabolite 4-hydroxyaminoquinoline-1-oxide bind to nucleic acids. It inactivates bacteria but not bacteriophage. Pharmacological action: carcinogens, mutagens. Chemical name: Quinoline, 4-nitro-, 1-oxide (12 Dec 1998) |