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Circular Dichroism MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Circular Dichroism
Tree Number(s)
E05.196.867.151
Unique ID
D002942
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002942
Scope Note
A change from planar to elliptic polarization when an initially plane-polarized light wave traverses an optically active medium. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
Entry Term(s)
Circular Dichroism, Vibrational
Previous Indexing
Spectrum Analysis (1966-1969)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under SPECTRUM ANALYSIS 1970-90
History Note
91(70); was see under SPECTRUM ANALYSIS 1970-90
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2002/07/03
Circular Dichroism Preferred
Circular Dichroism, Vibrational Narrower
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