| MOSFET | metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor |
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| MOV | metal-oxide varistor; minimal occlusive volume |
| NB | nail bed; neuro-Behc;cet [syndrome]; neuroblastoma; neurometric battery; newborn; nitrous oxide-barb... |
| NMOS | N-type metal oxide semiconductor |
| NO | narcotics officer; nitric or nitrous oxide; none obtained; nonobese; nurse's office |
| zinc oxide and eugenol | Used as a base material beneath metallic dental restorations and as a temporary filling material or impression material; setting and hardening result from complex reactions between the powder and the eugenol. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| zinc oxide-eugenol cement | Least irritating of the cements. The powder is essentially zinc oxide with strengtheners and accelerators. The liquid is basically eugenol. (boucher's clinical dental terminology, 4th ed, p50) (12 Dec 1998) |
| zirconium oxide | Used as a coating for the skin in dermatologic pharmaceuticals and as a pigment in paints. (05 Mar 2000) |
| unmodified zinc oxide-eugenol cement | A dental cement obtained by mixing zinc oxide and eugenol without modifiers. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ferric oxide | A compound used as a colouring material. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 4-hydroxyaminoquinoline-1-oxide | <chemical> N-hydroxy-4-quinolineamine 1-oxide. A potent mutagen and carcinogen. It is a reduction product of 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide. It binds with nucleic acids and inactivates both bacteria and bacteriophage. Pharmacological action: carcinogens, mutagens. Chemical name: 4-Quinolinamine, N-hydroxy-, 1-oxide (12 Dec 1998) |
| 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide | <chemical> 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide. A potent mutagen and carcinogen. This compound and its metabolite 4-hydroxyaminoquinoline-1-oxide bind to nucleic acids. It inactivates bacteria but not bacteriophage. Pharmacological action: carcinogens, mutagens. Chemical name: Quinoline, 4-nitro-, 1-oxide (12 Dec 1998) |
| 7,8-dihydro-7,8-dihydroxybenzo(a)pyrene 9,10-oxide | <chemical> 7,8,8a,9a-tetrahydrobenzo(10,11)chryseno (3,4-b)oxirene-7,8-diol. A benzopyrene derivative with carcinogenic and mutagenic activity. Pharmacological action: carcinogens, mutagens. Chemical name: Benzo(10,11)chryseno(3,4-b)oxirene-7,8-diol, 7,8,8a,9a-tetrahydro- (12 Dec 1998) |
| lead oxide | Has been used as an ingredient in external applications such as lead plaster. Synonym: lead oxide (yellow), litharge, massicot. (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) |