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MeSH Heading: Dodecanol
Tree Number(s): D02.033.415.220; D10.289.220
Unique ID: D007851
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007851
Scope Note: A saturated 12-carbon fatty alcohol obtained from coconut oil fatty acids. It has a floral odor and is used in detergents, lubricating oils, and pharmaceuticals. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)
Entry Term(s): 1-Dodecanol; Dodecyl Alcohol; Lauryl Alcohol; n-Dodecyl Alcohol
Registry Numbers: 178A96NLP2
Related Numbers: 112-53-8
CAS Type 1 Name: 1-Dodecanol
Previous Indexing: Fatty Alcohols (1972-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 98; see LAURYL ALCOHOL 1991-97; see FATTY ALCOHOLS 1975-90
History Note: 98(75)
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2013/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0012265
Registry Numbers: 178A96NLP2
Related Numbers: 112-53-8
Scope Note: A saturated 12-carbon fatty alcohol obtained from coconut oil fatty acids. It has a floral odor and is used in detergents, lubricating oils, and pharmaceuticals. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)
Terms: Dodecanol Preferred Term
Term UI T023435
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1975); Dodecyl Alcohol
Term UI T023436
Date11/11/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Lauryl Alcohol
Term UI T023437
Date02/20/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; 1-Dodecanol
Term UI T023438
Date04/28/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; n-Dodecyl Alcohol
Term UI T023439
Date04/28/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998)

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