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Ethanol

"Ethanol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Ethanol" by people in this website by year, and whether "Ethanol" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 168 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2012
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