Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic
"Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A major group of unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbons containing two or more rings. The vast number of compounds of this important group, derived chiefly from petroleum and coal tar, are rather highly reactive and chemically versatile. The name is due to the strong and not unpleasant odor characteristic of most substances of this nature. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 12th ed, p96)
| Descriptor ID |
D011084
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.559.847 D04.615
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| Concept/Terms |
Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic- Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic
- Aromatic Polycyclic Hydrocarbons
- Hydrocarbons, Aromatic Polycyclic
- Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons
- Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Polynuclear
- Hydrocarbons, Polynuclear Aromatic
- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
- Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Polycyclic
- Hydrocarbons, Polycyclic Aromatic
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