Pharmacologic Substance
methylene chloride
meth·yl·ene chlo·ride [ meth-uh-leen klawr-ahyd, -id, klohr- ]
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A chlorinated hydrocarbon that has been used as an inhalation anesthetic and acts as a narcotic in high concentrations. Its primary use is as a solvent in manufacturing and food technology.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A clear, colorless, nonflammable, volatile liquid chlorinated hydrocarbon with a sweet, pleasant smell and emits highly toxic fumes of phosgene when heated to decomposition. Methylene chloride is primarily used as a solvent in paint removers, but is also used in aerosol formulations, as a solvent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, as a degreasing agent, in electronics manufacturing and as an ethane foam blowing agent. Inhalation exposure to this substance irritates the nose and throat and affects the central nervous system. Methylene chloride is a possible mutagen and is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen. (NCI05)NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Chlorinated hydrocarbon that has been used as an inhalation anesthetic and acts as a narcotic in high concentrations; its primary use is as a solvent in manufacturing and food technology.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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