| chlor | chloride |
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| CK | calf kidney; casein kinase; chicken kidney; cholecystokinin; choline kinase; contralateral knee; cre... |
| Cl | chloride; chlorine; clavicle; clear; clinic; Clostridium; closure; colistin |
| CLCN | chloride channel |
| CLD | chloride diarrhea; chronic liver disease; chronic lung disease; congenital limb deficiency; crystal ... |
| ficoll gradient | A density gradient of ficoll (synthetic sucrose polymer) in solution, where concentration of the ficoll varies continuously through the solution. It is often used to separate different types of cells from each other during the process of sedimentation. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| field gradient | In magnetic resonance imaging, a magnetic field that varies with location, superimposed on the uniform field of the magnet, to alter the resonant frequency of nuclei and allow recovery of their spatial position. Synonym: field gradient. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acetyl chloride | CH3COCl;a colourless liquid used as a reagent; also corrosive, causing severe burns because of hydrolysis to HCl. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acetylcholine chloride | A miotic, administered as an ophthalmic solution for parasympathomimetic effect; used in cataract surgery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alcuronium chloride | N,N'-Diallylnortoxiferinium dichloride;a skeletal muscle relaxant active as a nondepolarising neuromuscular blocking agent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aluminum chloride hexahydrate | AlCl3-6H2O;used as an astringent or antiseptic in solution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ambenonium chloride | <chemical> A quaternary ammonium compound that is an inhibitor of cholinesterase activity with actions similar to those of neostigmine, but of longer duration. Ambenonium is given by mouth in the treatment of myasthenia gravis. Pharmacological action: cholinesterase inhibitor, parasympathomimetic. Chemical name: Benzenemethanaminium, N,N'-((1,2-dioxo-1,2-ethanediyl)bis(imino-2,1-ethanediyl))bis(2-chloro-N,N-diethyl-, dichloride (12 Dec 1998) |
| ammoniated mercuric chloride | Used in ointment for the treatment of skin diseases. Synonym: ammoniated mercuric chloride, white mercuric precipitate. (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) |
| antimony chloride | SbCl3;combines with vitamin A to form a blue compound and with beta-carotene to form a green one, as a method for assay of these substances; also used externally as a caustic. Synonym: antimony chloride. (05 Mar 2000) |
| barium chloride | Formerly used as a heart tonic and for varicose veins; extremely toxic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| benzalkonium chloride | A mixture of alkylbenzyldimethylammonium chlorides in which the alkyls are long-chain compounds (C8 to C18); a surface-active germicide for many pathogenic nonsporulating bacteria and fungi. Aqueous solutions of this agent have a low surface tension, and possess detergent, keratolytic, and emulsifying properties that aid the penetration and wetting of tissue surfaces. (05 Mar 2000) |
| benzethonium chloride | A synthetic quaternary ammonium compound, one of the cationic class of detergents; germicidal and bacteriostatic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| benzoquinonium chloride | A skeletal muscle relaxant. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bethanechol chloride | Carbamoylmethylcholine chloride; (2-hydroxypropyl)trimethylammonium chloride carbamate;a parasympathomimetic agent, used to relieve constipation, paralytic ileus, and urinary retention. (05 Mar 2000) |