| CBR | carbonyl reductase; chemical, biological, and radiological [warfare]; chemically-bound residue; chro... |
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| CBW | chemical and biological warfare |
| CCM | cerebrocostomandibular [syndrome]; chemical cleavage of mismatch; congestive cardiomyopathy; cranioc... |
| CCRIS | Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System |
| CCRS | Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System |
| GC-NICI-MS | gas chromatography-negative ion chemical ionisation mass spectrometry |
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| IPCS | International Programme on Chemical Safety |
| LC-APCI-MS | Liquid chromatography-atmospheric pressure chemical ionization-mass spectrometry |
| MCS | Multiple Chemical Sensitivities |
| MCS | Multiple Chemical Sensitivity |
| lead poisoning | <pharmacology> An environment hazard (for example, from lead-containing paint, leaded gasoline,etc) capable of causing brain damage. (25 Jun 1999) |
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| lecheguilla poisoning | A plant toxaemia of sheep and goats in western Texas, southeastern New Mexico, and northern Mexico caused by eating Agave lecheguilla; there is liver damage resulting in icterus, sometimes haemoglobinuria, and often death, and photosensitivity with oedema, swelling, and crusting of the face and ears. Synonym: swellhead. (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 bond | The link between two atoms within a molecule. Different types of chemical bonds include hydrogen bonds, covalent bonds, and ionic bonds. (09 Oct 1997) |
| 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) |
| chemical conjunctivitis | Conjunctival inflammation due to chemical irritants. (05 Mar 2000) |