| CAS-REGN | Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number |
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| CBR | carbonyl reductase; chemical, biological, and radiological [warfare]; chemically-bound residue; chro... |
| CBW | chemical and biological warfare |
| CCM | cerebrocostomandibular [syndrome]; chemical cleavage of mismatch; congestive cardiomyopathy; cranioc... |
| CCRIS | Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System |
| electrostatic bond | Bond between atoms or groups carrying opposite charges (or, in some cases, partial charges). Synonym: heteropolar bond, salt bridge. (05 Mar 2000) |
|---|---|
| energy-rich bond | See: high energy compounds. (05 Mar 2000) |
| triple bond | A covalent bond resulting from the sharing of three pairs of electrons; e.g., HC≡CH (acetylene). (05 Mar 2000) |
| eupeptide bond | A peptide bond between the alpha-carboxyl group of one amino acid and the alpha-amino group of another amino acid. Compare: peptide bond, isopeptide bond. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acute chemical pneumonitis | <chest medicine> Inflammation of the lungs which occurs secondary to exposure to a chemical, organic dust, fungus or mould. Chronic exposure can lead to chronic lung changes evident on chest X-ray. Symptoms include cough, fever, shortness of breath and wheezing. See: bird-handler's disease. (27 Sep 1997) |
| mechanico-chemical | Pertaining to, connected with, or dependent upon, both mechanics and chemistry; said especially of those sciences which treat of such phenomena as seem to depend on the laws both of mechanics and chemistry, as electricity and magnetism. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| chemical | 1. <chemistry> Of or pertaining to, chemistry. 2. A substance composed of chemical elements or obtained by chemical processes. (21 May 1997) |
| chemical and pharmacologic phenomena | Chemical, pharmacologic, and metabolic action and interaction of drugs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| chemical antidote | A substance that unites with a poison to form an innocuous chemical compound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chemical attraction | The force impelling atoms of different elements or molecules to unite to form new substances or compounds. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chemical burn | A burn due to a caustic chemical. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chemical cautery | Any substance that destroys tissue upon application. Synonym: chemical cautery, chemicocautery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chemical ceptor | Ceptor that initiates chemical reactions in response to the appropriate stimuli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chemical change | A process in which one or more substances are changed into one or more different substances. (09 Oct 1997) |
| chemical complexity | The level measured, via a chemical assay, of a DNA component. (05 Mar 2000) |