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MeSH Heading: 1-Octanol
Tree Number(s): D02.033.415.600.600; D10.289.600.610
Unique ID: D020003
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020003
Annotation: OCTANOLS is also available
Scope Note: A colorless, slightly viscous liquid used as a defoaming or wetting agent. It is also used as a solvent for protective coatings, waxes, and oils, and as a raw material for plasticizers. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)
Entry Term(s): n-Octanol; n-Octyl Alcohol
Pharm Action: Solvents
Related Numbers: 111-87-5
Previous Indexing: Octanols (1981-1997)
Public MeSH Note: 98; 1-OCTANOL was indexed under ALCOHOLS, OCTYL 1981-97
History Note: 98; use 1-OCTANOL (NM) 1981-97
Entry Combination: analogs & derivatives:Octanols
Date Established: 1998/01/01
Date of Entry: 1997/06/20
Revision Date: 2013/07/08

Entry Combination: analogs & derivatives:Octanols
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1-Octanol MeSH Descriptor Data 2024