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MeSH Heading: Explosive Agents
Tree Number(s): D27.720.317
Unique ID: D053834
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D053834
Scope Note: Substances that are energetically unstable and can produce a sudden expansion of the material, called an explosion, which is accompanied by heat, pressure and noise. Other things which have been described as explosive that are not included here are explosive action of laser heating, human performance, sudden epidemiological outbreaks, or fast cell growth.
Entry Term(s): Explosive; Explosives
Registry Numbers: 0
See Also: Bombs
Public MeSH Note: 2007
History Note: 2007
Date Established: 2007/01/01
Date of Entry: 2006/07/05
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

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: M0496773
Registry Numbers: 0
Scope Note: Substances that are energetically unstable and can produce a sudden expansion of the material, called an explosion, which is accompanied by heat, pressure and noise. Other things which have been described as explosive that are not included here are explosive action of laser heating, human performance, sudden epidemiological outbreaks, or fast cell growth.
Terms: Explosive Agents Preferred Term
Term UI T670823
Date04/06/2006
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2007); Explosive
Term UI T001004703
Date01/06/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Explosives
Term UI T670824
Date04/06/2006
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2007)

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