| ADS | acute death syndrome; acute diarrheal syndrome; Alcohol Dependence Scale; alternative delivery syste... |
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| A5D5W | alcohol 5%, dextrose 5%, in water |
| AEA | alcohol, ether, and acetone [solution]; apocrine membrane antigen |
| AFA | acromegaloid facial syndrome; advanced first aid; alcohol-formaldehyde-acetic [fixative] |
| alc | alcohol, alcoholism, alcoholic |
| stearyl alcohol | Octadecyl alcohol; octadecanol;an ingredient of hydrophilic ointment and hydrophilic petrolatum; also used in the preparation of creams. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| nicotinic alcohol | <chemical> 3-pyridinemethanol. A direct-acting peripheral vasodilator that causes flushing and may decrease blood pressure. It is used in vasospasm and threatened gangrene. Pharmacological action: vasodilator agents. Chemical name: 3-Pyridinemethanol (12 Dec 1998) |
| nicotinyl alcohol | <chemical> 3-pyridinemethanol. A direct-acting peripheral vasodilator that causes flushing and may decrease blood pressure. It is used in vasospasm and threatened gangrene. Pharmacological action: vasodilator agents. Chemical name: 3-Pyridinemethanol (12 Dec 1998) |
| sugar alcohol | The polyalcohol resulting from the reduction of the carbonyl group in a monosaccharide to a hydroxyl group. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sugar alcohol dehydrogenases | <enzyme> Reversibly catalyses the oxidation of a hydroxyl group of sugar alcohols to form a keto sugar, aldehyde or lactone. Any acceptor except molecular oxygen is permitted. Registry number: EC 1.1. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dehydrated alcohol | Water having been removed. Synonym: anhydrous alcohol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| denatured alcohol | Ethyl alcohol rendered unfit for consumption as a beverage by the addition of one or several chemicals for commercial purposes (e.g., sucrose octa-acetate). Synonym: industrial methylated spirit, methylated spirit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| syndrome, foetal alcohol | The sum total of a person's problems caused by maternal alcohol intake during pregancy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| syringyl alcohol | <chemical> A phenylpropanoid alcohol, one of the three precursors of lignin. (18 Nov 1997) |
| dichloroisopropyl alcohol | A colourless, odourless fluid prepared by heating anhydrous glycerin with sulfur monochloride; a solvent of resins. Synonym: dichloroisopropyl alcohol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dihydric alcohol | Alcohol containing two OH groups in its molecule; e.g., ethylene glycol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dilute alcohol | An alcohol in water mixtures of various concentrations, e.g., 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 45, 25, and 20% v/v of C2H5OH. (05 Mar 2000) |
| isobutyl alcohol | See: butyl alcohol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| isopropyl alcohol | Used as a component of various cosmetics and astringents, when taken internally can be toxic (27 Sep 1997) |
| oleyl alcohol | A mixture of aliphatic alcohols consisting chiefly of CH3(CH2)7CH==CH(CH2)7CH2OH; used as an emulsifying aid and in the preparation of cold cream; found in fish oils. (05 Mar 2000) |