Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers
"Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Compounds that contain two halogenated benzene rings linked via an OXYGEN atom. Many polybrominated diphenyl ethers are used as FLAME RETARDANTS.
| Descriptor ID |
D055768
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.355.726.601 D02.455.426.559.389.657.654.601
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| Concept/Terms |
Brominated Diphenyl Ethers- Brominated Diphenyl Ethers
- Diphenyl Ethers, Brominated
- Ethers, Brominated Diphenyl
- Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers
- Diphenyl Ethers, Polybrominated
- Ethers, Polybrominated Diphenyl
- PBDE Compounds
- PBDEs
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