| AD | accident dispensary; acetate dialysis; active disease; acute dermatomyositis; addict, addiction; ade... |
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| AK | above knee; acetate kinase; adenosine kinase; adenylate kinase; artificial kidney |
| ANAE | alpha-naphthyl acetate esterase |
| BA | Bachelor of Arts; backache; bacterial agglutination; basilar artery; basion; benzyladenine; best amp... |
| CA | anterior commissure [Lat. commissura anterior]; calcium antagonist; California [rabbit]; cancer; Can... |
| saralasin acetate | An angiotensin II antagonist used in the treatment of essential hypertension. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| hydrocortisone acetate | Hydrocortisone 21-acetate;similar actions and uses as hydrocortisone. Synonym: cortisol acetate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sodium acetate | <chemical> The trihydrate sodium salt of acetic acid, which is used as a source of sodium ions in solutions for haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. It has also been used as a systemic and urinary alkaliser, diuretic, and expectorant. Pharmacological action: diuretics, expectorants, pharmaceutic aid. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dequalinium acetate | 1,1'-decamethylenebis[4-aminoquinaldinium acetate];an antimicrobial agent. Synonym: decamine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| indole-3-acetate beta-glucosyltransferase | <enzyme> Catalyses the conversion of indol-3-ylacetic acid and udp-glucose to 1-o-(indol-3-ylacetyl)-beta-d-glucose and udp Registry number: EC 2.4.1.121 Synonym: udp-glucose-indol-3-ylacetate beta-d-glucosyltransferase, 1-o-(indol-3-ylacetyl)-beta-d-glucose synthase, iab glucosyltransferase, udp-glucose-indoleacetic acid glucosyl transferase, iaa-glucose synthetase, iaglu gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| quingestanol acetate | 3-(Cyclopentyloxy)-19-nor-17a-pregna-3,5-dien-20-yn-17-ol acetate;a progestational agent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oxyphenisatin acetate | <chemical> 3,3-bis(p-hydroxyphenyl)-2-indolinone acetate. A laxative that undergoes enterohepatic circulation. It may cause jaundice. Pharmacological action: cathartic. Chemical name: 2H-Indol-2-one, 3,3-bis(4-(acetyloxy)phenyl)-1,3-dihydro- (12 Dec 1998) |
| tetradecanoylphorbol acetate | <chemical> A phorbol ester found in croton oil with very effective tumour promoting activity. It stimulates the synthesis of both DNA and RNA. Pharmacological action: carcinogens. Chemical name: Tetradecanoic acid, 9a-(acetyloxy)-1a,1b,4,4a,5,7a,7b,8,9,9a-decahydro-4a,7b-dihydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)-1,1,6,8-tetramethyl-5-oxo-1H-cyclopropa(3,4)benz(1,2-e)azulen-9-yl ester, (1aR-(1aalpha,1bbeta,4abeta,7aalpha,7balpha,8alpha,9beta,9aalpha))- (12 Dec 1998) |
| theophylline sodium acetate | A mixture of theophylline sodium and sodium acetate, with 60% of theophylline; has the same uses as theophylline. (05 Mar 2000) |
| electrophoresis, cellulose acetate | Electrophoresis in which cellulose acetate is the diffusion medium. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ethylene diamine tetra acetate | <chemical> A chemical that is used to remove all traces of magnesium and calcium ions from a solution because it binds tightly to them, in order to control unwanted side reactions with these metals during a laboratory process. Acronym: EDTA (11 Nov 1997) |
| Z-7-dodecen-1-yl acetate | <cell biology, chemical> This chemical acts as a mating-signaling pheromone in a wide variety of insects and in elephants, although it is produced in conjunction with other chemicals so that the different species do not respond to each others signals. (11 May 1997) |
| zinc acetate | <chemical> A salt produced by the reaction of zinc oxide with acetic acid. It is used as a pharmaceutic necessity for zinc-eugenol cement and also as an astringent, styptic, and formerly as an emetic. Pharmacological action: astringents, pharmaceutic aid. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ferric and ammonium acetate solution | A clear, aromatic, reddish-brown liquid which has been used in iron-deficiency anaemia in animals and man; a source of iron. Synonym: Basham's mixture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uranyl acetate | <chemical> Uranium salt that is very electron dense and that is used as a stain in electron microscopy, usually for staining nucleic acid containing structures in sections. (18 Nov 1997) |