| MRC | maximum recycling capacity; Medical Registration Council; Medical Research Council; Medical Reserve ... |
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| NTC | neotetrazolium chloride |
| PMC | paramyotonia congenita; patient management category; phenylmercuric chloride; physical medicine clin... |
| PSL | parasternal line; photostimulable luminescence; potassium, sodium chloride, and sodium lactate [solu... |
| PVC | peripheral venous catheterization; persistent vaginal cornification; polyvinyl chloride; postvoiding... |
| bismuthyl chloride | BiOCl;basic bismuth chloride, used for the same purposes as the subnitrate. Synonym: bismuth chloride oxide, bismuthyl chloride. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cadmium chloride | <chemical> A cadmium halide in the form of colourless crystals, soluble in water, methanol, and ethanol. It is used in photography, in dyeing, and calico printing, and as a solution to precipitate sulfides. Pharmacological action: carcinogens, mutagens, teratogens. Chemical name: Cadmium chloride (CdCl2) (12 Dec 1998) |
| caesium chloride | <chemical> Salt that yields aqueous solutions of high density. When equilibrium has been established between sedimentation and diffusion during ultracentrifugation, a linear density gradient is established in which macromolecules such as DNA band at a position corresponding to their own buoyant density. (18 Nov 1997) |
| calcium chloride | <chemical> Calcium chloride (cacl2). A salt that occurs as white, hard fragments or granules. It is used as a calcium replenisher, administered intravenously, has been used as an acid-producing diuretic and urinary acidifier and to control bleeding in such conditions as purpura, intestinal bleeding, and small multiple haemorrhages. It is also a specific antidote for magnesium poisoning, administered intravenously. Chemical name: Calcium chloride (CaCl2) (12 Dec 1998) |
| carbamylcholine chloride | A cholinomimetic drug which reacts with and activates both muscarinic and nicotinic receptors. It is slowly hydrolyzed and thus its effects far outlast those of acetylcholine. Used medically to stimulate smooth muscle, as in paralytic ileus following surgery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| magnesium chloride | <chemical> Magnesium chloride. An inorganic compound consisting of one magnesium and two chloride ions. The compound is used in medicine as a source of magnesium ions, which are essential for many cellular activities. It has also been used as a cathartic and in alloys. Chemical name: Magnesium chloride (MgCl2) (12 Dec 1998) |
| vinyl chloride | <chemical> A gas that has been used as an aerosol propellant and is the starting material for polyvinyl resins. Toxicity studies have shown various adverse effects, particularly the occurrence of liver neoplasms. Pharmacological action: carcinogens. Chemical name: Ethene, chloro- (12 Dec 1998) |
| cesium chloride | <chemical> Salt that yields aqueous solutions of high density. When equilibrium has been established between sedimentation and diffusion during ultracentrifugation, a linear density gradient is established in which macromolecules such as DNA band at a position corresponding to their own buoyant density. (18 Nov 1997) |
| cesium chloride gradient centrifugation | A type of density gradient centrifugation, a lab technique used to separate or purify nucleic acids. It involves putting cesium chloride and the nucleic acids into a centrifuge to be spun for hours or days. The cesium chloride forms a density gradient (highly dense at the bottom, thinnest at the top), and the different nucleic acids separate along the gradient according to their buoyancies in different densities. (09 Oct 1997) |
| cetalkonium chloride | Benzylhexadecyldimethylammonium chloride;an antibacterial agent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cetylpyridinium chloride | The monohydrate of the quaternary salt of pyridine and cetyl chloride; a cationic detergent with antiseptic action against nonsporulating bacteria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mercuric chloride | <chemical> Mercury chloride (hgcl2). A highly toxic compound that volatises slightly at ordinary temperature and appreciably at 100 degrees c. It is corrosive to mucous membranes and used as a topical antiseptic and disinfectant. Pharmacological action: anti-infective agents, local, disinfectants. Chemical name: Mercury chloride (HgCl2) (12 Dec 1998) |
| mercurous chloride | HgCl;mild mercury chloride; mercury monochloride, protochloride, or subchloride; has been used as an intestinal antiseptic and laxative; replaced by safer agents. Synonym: mercurous chloride, sweet precipitate. Origin: Mediev. L., fr. G. Kalos, beutiful, + melas, black (05 Mar 2000) |
| chloride | A compound containing chlorine, at a valence of -1, as in the salts of hydrochloric acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chloride channel | Ion channels selective for chloride ions. Various types including ligand activated Cl channels at synapses (the GABA and glycine activated channels), as well as voltage gated Cl channels found in a variety of plant and animal cells. See: CFTR, MDR. (18 Nov 1997) |