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CREOSOTE, BEECHWOOD
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Descriptor
English
:
Creosote
Descriptor
Spanish
:
creosota
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Creosoto
Synonyms
English
:
Beechwood Creosote
Creosote, Beechwood
Tree Number:
D02.455.426.559.389.657.239.327
SP4.001.022.238.349
Definition
English
:
A greasy substance with a smoky odor and burned taste created by high
temperature
treatment of BEECH and other WOOD;
COAL TAR
; or resin of the
CREOSOTE
BUSH. It contains
CRESOLS
and
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
which are
CARCINOGENS
. It has been widely used as wood preservative and in
PESTICIDES
and had former use medicinally in
DISINFECTANTS
;
LAXATIVES
; and
DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS.
History Note
English
:
91(75); was see under CRESOLS 1975-90
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AA
analogs & derivatives
AN
analysis
AI
antagonists & inhibitors
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
EC
economics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
3425
Unique Identifier:
D003407
Occurrence in VHL
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