| BCW | biological and chemical warfare |
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| CA | anterior commissure [Lat. commissura anterior]; calcium antagonist; California [rabbit]; cancer; Can... |
| CAS | calcarine sulcus; calcific aortic stenosis; Cancer Attitude Survey; carbohydrate-active steroid; car... |
| CAS-REGN | Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number |
| CBR | carbonyl reductase; chemical, biological, and radiological [warfare]; chemically-bound residue; chro... |
| chemical peritonitis | Peritonitis due to the escape of bile, contents of the gastrointestinal tract, or pancreatic juice into the peritoneal cavity; the contents of the fluid causes chemical injury, shock, and peritoneal exudation prior to occurrence of any associated infection. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| chemical pneumonia | <chest medicine> Pneumonia caused by the inhalation of a toxic gas, such as phosgene or chlorine. (05 Jan 1998) |
| chemical potential | <chemistry> The work required (in j mol 1) to bring a molecule from a standard state (usually infinitely separated in a vacuum) to a specified concentration. More usually employed as chemical potential difference, the work required to bring one mole of a substance from a solution at one concentration to another at a different concentration, __ = RT.In (c2/cl). This definition is useful in studies of active transport, note that, for charged molecules, the electrical potential difference must also be considered (see electrochemical potential). (18 Nov 1997) |
| chemical prophylaxis | The administration of chemicals or drugs to members of a community to reduce the number of carriers of a disease and to prevent others contracting the disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chemical ray | A light ray toward and beyond the violet end of the spectrum that acts upon a photographic plate and produces other chemical effects. Synonym: chemical ray. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chemical reaction | <chemistry> A process in which one or more substances are changed chemically into one or more different substances. (09 Oct 1997) |
| chemical repair | Conversion of a free radical to a stable molecule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chemical sampling | A sample that is obtained by whatever means is convenient and then purified of irrelevant elements before analysis; the assumption of thorough mixing is not necessary. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chemical sequencing | A lab technique used to determine the sequence of nucleotides in a DNA molecule. The DNA molecule is labelled with radioactive phosphorous (chemical element P), cut into fragments, and analysed through electrophoresis. (09 Oct 1997) |
| chemical shift | Dependence of the resonance frequency of a nucleus on the chemical binding of the atom or molecule in which it is contained. See: chemical shift artifact. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chemical shift artifact | In magnetic resonance imaging, a dark band caused by a biochemical difference in resonant frequency of adjacent regions rather than a true anatomic separation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chemical solution | See: solution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chemical sympathectomy | Destruction of the periareterial sympathetic nerves, as in Doppler's operation, by a corrosive such as phenol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chemical synapse | <physiology> A nerve nerve or nerve muscle junction where the signal is transmitted by release from one membrane of a chemical transmitter that binds to a receptor in the second membrane. Importantly, signals only pass in one direction. (18 Nov 1997) |
| chemical synergism | Interaction of chemicals in a mixture to produce a greater toxic effect than would be expected from the sum of the toxicities of the individual chemicals. (09 Oct 1997) |