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Definition of 'Ethanol'

A clear, colorless liquid rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and distributed throughout the body. It has bactericidal activity and is used often as a topical disinfectant. It is widely used as a solvent and preservative in pharmaceutical preparations as well as serving as the primary ingredient in ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.

Common names: Ethanol; Grain Alcohol; Alcohol, Grain; Alcohol, Ethyl; Ethyl Alcohol; Absolute Alcohol; Alcohol, Absolute

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Delayed untwisting: the mechanistic link between dynamic obstruction and exercise tolerance in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.

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Critical role of TLR4 response in the activation of microglia induced by ethanol.

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Definition: A clear, colorless liquid rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and distributed throughout the body. It has bactericidal activity and is used often as a topical disinfectant. It is widely used as a solvent and preservative in pharmaceutical preparations as well as serving as the primary ingredient in ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.

Chemical name: Ethanol

Registry Number: 64-17-5

Descriptor UI: D000431

Alternative terms: Ethanol; Grain Alcohol; Alcohol, Grain; Alcohol, Ethyl; Ethyl Alcohol; Absolute Alcohol; Alcohol, Absolute;

Related Mesh Headings: Alcoholic Beverages;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analogs & derivatives; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; diagnostic use; economics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; poisoning; radiation effects; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Pharmacological Action: Anti-Infective Agents, Local; Central Nervous System Depressants; Solvents;

Tree Number: D02.033.375;

History Note: 98(63)

Technical Notes: for "alcohol" unspecified; /antag: consider also ALCOHOL DETERRENTS; ethanol production by organisms = /metab; /pois: for acute alcohol pois, acute alcoholic intox, binge drinking, but ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION is available for drunkenness & ALCOHOLISM for chronic alcohol intox; consider also ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; hypophysectomy by alcohol injection = HYPOPHYSECTOMY, CHEMICAL & do not index under ETHANOL unless particularly discussed; "abstinence from alcohol" = TEMPERANCE

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