| 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) |
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| 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) |
| chloride channels | Cell membrane glycoproteins selective for chloride ions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| chloride current | Flow of chloride ions through chloride selective ion channels. (18 Nov 1997) |
| chloride depletion | Excessive loss of sodium chloride from the body in urine, sweat, etc.; a cause of secondary dehydration. Synonym: chloride depletion. Water depletion, reduction in the total volume of body water; dehydration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chloride peroxidase | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the chlorination of a range of organic molecules, forming stable carbon-chloride bonds. Chemical name: Chloride:hydrogen-peroxide oxidoreductase Registry number: EC 1.11.1.10 (12 Dec 1998) |
| chloride shift | When CO2 enters the blood from the tissues, it passes into the red blood cell and is converted by carbonate dehydratase to bicarbonate (HCO3-); HCO3- ion passes out into the plasma while Cl- migrates into the red blood cell. Reverse changes occur in the lungs when CO2 is eliminated from the blood. Synonym: Hamburger's phenomenon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chlorisondamine chloride | 4,5,6,7-Tetrachloro-2-(2-dimethylaminoethyl)-2-methylisoin dolinium chloride;a quaternary ammonium compound with ganglionic blocking action similar to, but more potent than, hexamethonium and pentolinium; used in the management of severe hypertension, including the malignant phase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| methacholine chloride | <chemical> A slowly hydrolyzed muscarinic agonist. It is used as a parasympathomimetic bronchoconstrictor agent and as a diagnostic aid for bronchial asthma. It has also been used in the treatment of glaucoma and in the treatment of raynaud's syndrome and other vasospastic conditions. Pharmacological action: bronchoconstrictor agent, miotics, muscarinic agonist, parasympathomimetic. Chemical name: 1-Propanaminium, 2-(acetyloxy)-N,N,N-trimethyl- (12 Dec 1998) |
| choline chloride | <chemical> A lipotropic agent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| methylbenzethonium chloride | Benzyldimethyl2-[2-(p-1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutylcresoxy)ethoxy]-ethylammonium chloride;a quaternary ammonium compound having a surface action like that of other cationic detergents; generally germicidal and bacteriostatic; used to rinse infant diapers and bed linen in the prevention of ammonia dermatitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| methyl chloride | <chemical> A hydrocarbon used as an industrial solvent. It has been used as an aerosal propellent, as a refrigerant and as a local anaesthetic. Chemical name: Methane, chloro- (12 Dec 1998) |
| methyl chloride transferase | <enzyme> S-adenosylmethionine is methyl donor to chloride, bromide or iodide ions Registry number: EC 2.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |