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Arsenic pentoxide (668 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Arsenic pentoxide is the inorganic compound with the formula As2O5. This glassy, white, deliquescent solid is relatively unstable, consistent with the

Thiotepa (674 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Thiotepa (INN), sold under the brand name Tepadina among others, is an anti-cancer medication. Thiotepa is an organophosphorus compound with the formula

Cadmium oxide (893 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Cadmium oxide is an inorganic compound with the formula CdO. It is one of the main precursors to other cadmium compounds. It crystallizes in a cubic rocksalt

Thorium-232 (656 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Thorium-232 (232 Th ) is the main naturally occurring isotope of thorium, with a relative abundance of 99.98%. It has a half life of 14 billion years,

House painter and decorator (694 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A house painter and decorator is a tradesperson responsible for the painting and decorating of buildings, and is also known as a decorator, or house painter

Nickel(II) carbonate (533 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Nickel(II) carbonate describes one or a mixture of inorganic compounds containing nickel and carbonate. From the industrial perspective, an important nickel

Cadmium chloride (776 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Cadmium chloride is a white crystalline compound of cadmium and chloride, with the formula CdCl2. This salt is a hygroscopic solid that is highly soluble

Beryllium oxide (1,121 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Beryllium oxide (BeO), also known as beryllia, is an inorganic compound with the formula BeO. This colourless solid is an electrical insulator with a higher

Nickel(II) nitrate (391 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Nickel nitrate is the inorganic compound Ni(NO3)2 or any hydrate thereof. In the hexahydrate, the nitrate anions are not bonded to nickel. Other hydrates

Chlorambucil (1,174 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Chlorambucil, sold under the brand name Leukeran among others, is a chemotherapy medication used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), Hodgkin lymphoma

Benzidine (619 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Benzidine (trivial name), also called 1,1'-biphenyl-4,4'-diamine (systematic name), is an organic compound with the formula (C6H4NH2)2. It is an aromatic

Cadmium nitrate (388 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Cadmium nitrate describes any of the related members of a family of inorganic compounds with the general formula Cd(NO3)2·xH2O. The most commonly encountered

Nickel(II) oxide (1,375 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Nickel(II) oxide is the chemical compound with the formula NiO. It is the principal oxide of nickel. It is classified as a basic metal oxide. Several million

1,2-Dichloropropane (313 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

1,2-Dichloropropane is an organic compound classified as a chlorocarbon. It is a colorless, flammable liquid with a sweet odor. it is obtained as a byproduct

Pyridinium chlorochromate (780 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC) is a yellow-orange salt with the formula [C5H5NH]+[CrO3Cl]−. It is a reagent in organic synthesis used primarily for oxidation

Nickel(II) sulfate (1,004 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Nickel(II) sulfate, or just nickel sulfate, usually refers to the inorganic compound with the formula NiSO4(H2O)6. This highly soluble turquoise coloured

Thorotrast (894 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Thorotrast is a suspension containing particles of the radioactive compound thorium dioxide, ThO2; it was used as a radiocontrast agent in clinical radiography

Nickel(II) chloride (1,244 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Nickel(II) chloride (or just nickel chloride) is the chemical compound NiCl2. The anhydrous salt is yellow, but the more familiar hydrate NiCl2·6H2O is

Nitrosamine (1,851 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

In organic chemistry, nitrosamines (or more formally N-nitrosamines) are organic compounds with the chemical structure R2N−N=O, where R is usually an alkyl

Phenacetin (1,512 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Phenacetin (acetophenetidin, N-(4-ethoxyphenyl)acetamide) is a pain-relieving and fever-reducing drug, which was widely used following its introduction

Melphalan (948 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Melphalan, sold under the brand name Alkeran among others, is a chemotherapy medication used to treat multiple myeloma; malignant lymphoma; lymphoblastic

Soot (2,718 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Soot (/sʊt/ suut) is a mass of impure carbon particles resulting from the incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons. Soot is considered a hazardous substance

2-Naphthylamine (344 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

2-Naphthylamine or 2-aminonaphthalene is one of two isomeric aminonaphthalenes, compounds with the formula C10H7NH2. It is a colorless solid, but samples

Treosulfan (659 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Treosulfan, sold under the brand name Trecondi, is a medication given to people before they have a bone marrow transplant from a donor known as allogeneic

MOPP (chemotherapy) (262 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

MOPP is a combination chemotherapy regimen used to treat Hodgkin lymphoma. The acronym is derived from the component drugs of the regimen: (M)ustargen

Busulfan (1,251 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Busulfan (Myleran, GlaxoSmithKline, Busulfex IV, Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.) is a chemotherapy drug in use since 1959. It is a cell cycle non-specific

Etoposide (1,056 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Etoposide, sold under the brand name Vepesid among others, is a chemotherapy medication used for the treatments of a number of types of cancer including

Shoemaking (2,344 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Shoemaking is the process of making footwear. Originally, shoes were made one at a time by hand, often by groups of shoemakers, or cordwainers (sometimes

Nickel tetracarbonyl (1,634 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Nickel carbonyl (IUPAC name: tetracarbonylnickel) is a nickel(0) organometallic compound with the formula Ni(CO)4. This colorless liquid is the principal

Acheson process (1,031 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Acheson process is a method of synthesizing silicon carbide (SiC) and graphite invented by Edward Goodrich Acheson and patented by him in 1896. The

Pentachlorophenol (1,441 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Pentachlorophenol (PCP) is an organochlorine compound used as a pesticide and a disinfectant. First produced in the 1930s, it is marketed under many trade

Bis(chloromethyl) ether (517 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Bis(chloromethyl) ether is an organic compound with the chemical formula (ClCH2)2O. It is a colourless liquid with an unpleasant suffocating odour and

Areca catechu (1,186 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Areca catechu is a species of palm native to the Philippines cultivated for areca nuts. It was carried widely through the tropics by the Austronesian migrations

Chloromethyl methyl ether (560 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Chloromethyl methyl ether (CMME) is a compound with formula CH3OCH2Cl. A colorless liquid, it is a chloroalkyl ether. It is used as an alkylating agent

Neutron radiation (2,672 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Neutron radiation is a form of ionizing radiation that presents as free neutrons. Typical phenomena are nuclear fission or nuclear fusion causing the release

Cadmium sulfide (1,979 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Cadmium sulfide is the inorganic compound with the formula CdS. Cadmium sulfide is a yellow salt. It occurs in nature with two different crystal structures

Semustine (1,933 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Semustine (1- (2-Chloroethyl)-3-(trans-4-methylcyclohexyl)- 1-nitrosourea, MeCCNU) is an alkylating nitrosourea compound used in chemotherapy treatment

Potassium dichromate (2,034 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Potassium dichromate, K2Cr2O7, is a common inorganic chemical reagent, most commonly used as an oxidizing agent in various laboratory and industrial applications

Opisthorchiasis (1,948 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Opisthorchiasis is a parasitic disease caused by certain species of genus Opisthorchis (specifically, Opisthorchis viverrini and Opisthorchis felineus)

4-Hydroxycyclophosphamide (99 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

4-Hydroxycyclophosphamide is in the class of oxazaphosphorine compounds, and is the main, active metabolite of cyclophosphamide and of mafosfamide after

Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (170 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) is a US federal law enacted by the 99th United States Congress and signed into law by President Ronald

O-Toluidine (1,710 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

o-Toluidine (ortho-toluidine) is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH3C6H4NH2. It is the most important of the three isomeric toluidines. It

NNK (1,493 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Nicotine-derived nitrosamine ketone (NNK) is one of the key tobacco-specific nitrosamines derived from nicotine. It plays an important role in carcinogenesis

4-Aminobiphenyl (1,222 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

4-Aminobiphenyl (4-ABP) is an organic compound with the formula C6H5C6H4NH2. It is an amine derivative of biphenyl. It is a colorless solid, although aged

Arsine (2,426 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Arsine (IUPAC name: arsane) is an inorganic compound with the formula AsH3. This flammable, pyrophoric, and highly toxic pnictogen hydride gas is one of

2-Methoxyethoxymethyl chloride (284 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

2-Methoxyethoxymethyl chloride is an organic compound with formula CH3OCH2CH2OCH2Cl. A colorless liquid, it is classified as a chloroalkyl ether. It is

Butadiene (3,158 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

1,3-Butadiene (/ˌbjuːtəˈdaɪiːn/ ) is the organic compound with the formula CH2=CH-CH=CH2. It is a colorless gas that is easily condensed to a liquid. It

Anprolene (345 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Anprolene is a registered trade name for ethylene oxide that belongs to Andersen Sterilizers. Harold Willids Andersen invented Anprolene in 1967 and used

Aristolochic acid (2,601 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Aristolochic acids (English: /əˌrɪstəˈloʊkɪk/) are a family of carcinogenic, mutagenic, and nephrotoxic phytochemicals commonly found in the flowering

Arsenic trioxide (2,190 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Arsenic trioxide is an inorganic compound with the formula As 2O 3. As an industrial chemical, its major uses include the manufacture of wood preservatives

Bis(2-chloroethyl)sulfide (522 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Bis(2-chloroethyl)sulfide is the organosulfur compound with the formula (ClCH2CH2)2S. It is a prominent member of a family of cytotoxic and blister agents

Clonorchis sinensis (3,362 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Clonorchis sinensis, the Chinese liver fluke, is a liver fluke belonging to the class Trematoda, phylum Platyhelminthes. It infects fish-eating mammals

Stoker's (297 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Stoker's is a brand of smokeless tobacco, specifically dipping tobacco and chewing tobacco, based in the United States. Stoker's is known for selling moist

Integrated Opisthorchiasis Control Program (861 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Integrated Opisthorchiasis Control Program, commonly known as the "Lawa Project", located in Khon Kaen Province, Thailand, is an effort to reduce chronic

Areca nut (5,006 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The areca nut (/ˈærɪkə/ or /əˈriːkə/) or betel nut is the fruit of the areca palm (Areca catechu). The palm is originally native to the Philippines, but

Cyclophosphamide (3,990 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Cyclophosphamide (CP), also known as cytophosphane among other names, is a medication used as chemotherapy and to suppress the immune system. As chemotherapy

Sunlight (5,643 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sunlight is a portion of the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, in particular infrared, visible, and ultraviolet light. On Earth, sunlight

Gutka (4,787 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Gutka, ghutka, guṭkha is a type of betel quid and chewing tobacco preparation made of crushed areca nut (also called betel nut), tobacco, catechu, paraffin

Gallium arsenide (5,548 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Gallium arsenide (GaAs) is a III-V direct band gap semiconductor with a zinc blende crystal structure. Gallium arsenide is used in the manufacture of devices

Chlornaphazine (2,863 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Chlornaphazine, a derivative of 2-naphthylamine, is a nitrogen mustard that was developed in the 1950s for the treatment of polycythemia and Hodgkin's

Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (5,239 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is the ninth known human herpesvirus; its formal name according to the International Committee on Taxonomy

Silicon dioxide (6,934 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Silicon dioxide, also known as silica, is an oxide of silicon with the chemical formula SiO2, commonly found in nature as quartz. In many parts of the

Lindane (4,157 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lindane, also known as gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH), gammaxene, Gammallin and benzene hexachloride (BHC), is an organochlorine chemical and an isomer

Epstein–Barr virus (6,570 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), formally called Human gammaherpesvirus 4, is one of the nine known human herpesvirus types in the herpes family, and is one

Mustard gas (7,164 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Mustard gas or sulfur mustard are names commonly used for the organosulfur chemical compound bis(2-chloroethyl) sulfide, which has the chemical structure

Hexavalent chromium (7,081 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hexavalent chromium (chromium(VI), Cr(VI), chromium 6) is any chemical compound that contains the element chromium in the +6 oxidation state (thus hexavalent)

Cadmium (7,370 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Cadmium is a chemical element; it has symbol Cd and atomic number 48. This soft, silvery-white metal is chemically similar to the two other stable metals

Polonium (8,400 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Polonium is a chemical element; it has symbol Po and atomic number 84. A rare and highly radioactive metal (although sometimes classified as a metalloid)

Gamma ray (7,399 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A gamma ray, also known as gamma radiation (symbol γ ), is a penetrating form of electromagnetic radiation arising from the radioactive decay of atomic

Trichloroethylene (4,158 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a halocarbon with the formula C2HCl3, commonly used as an industrial metal degreasing solvent. It is a clear, colourless, non-flammable

Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (6,921 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (PCDDs), or simply dioxins, are a group of long-lived polyhalogenated organic compounds that are primarily anthropogenic

Welding (8,810 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Welding is a fabrication process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, primarily by using high temperature to melt the parts together

List of tobacco products (6,634 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Tobacco is the agricultural product of the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana, commonly termed tobacco plants. All species of Nicotiana contain the

Betel nut chewing (7,556 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

This article contains Burmese script. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Burmese script.

Formaldehyde (8,348 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Formaldehyde (/fɔːrˈmældɪhaɪd/ for-MAL-di-hide, US also /fər-/ fər-) (systematic name methanal) is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH2O and

Tamoxifen (9,244 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Tamoxifen, sold under the brand name Nolvadex among others, is a selective estrogen receptor modulator used to prevent breast cancer in women and men.

Asbestos (11,959 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Asbestos (/æsˈbɛstəs, æz-, -tɒs/ ass-BES-təs, az-, -⁠toss) is a naturally occurring, carcinogenic, fibrous silicate mineral. There are six types, all of

Tobacco (10,986 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus Nicotiana of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured

Ethanol (10,713 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ethanol (also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, drinking alcohol, or simply alcohol) is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH3CH2OH. It is

X-ray (12,625 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

An X-ray (also known in many languages as Röntgen radiation) is a form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than those of

Opium (14,994 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Opium (or poppy tears, scientific name: Lachryma papaveris) is dried latex obtained from the seed capsules of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum. Approximately

Ethylene oxide (11,530 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ethylene oxide is an organic compound with the formula C2H4O. It is a cyclic ether and the simplest epoxide: a three-membered ring consisting of one oxygen

Diethylstilbestrol (11,659 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Diethylstilbestrol (DES), also known as stilbestrol or stilboestrol, is a nonsteroidal estrogen medication, which is presently rarely used. In the past

Hormone replacement therapy (12,492 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), also known as menopausal hormone therapy or postmenopausal hormone therapy, is a form of hormone therapy used to treat

Radon (14,580 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Radon is a chemical element; it has symbol Rn and atomic number 86. It is a radioactive noble gas and is colorless and odorless. Of the three naturally

Tobacco smoking (14,348 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Tobacco smoking is the practice of burning tobacco and ingesting the resulting smoke. The smoke may be inhaled, as is done with cigarettes, or simply released

Perfluorooctanoic acid (13,106 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA; conjugate base perfluorooctanoate; also known colloquially as C8, for its 8-carbon chain structure) is a perfluorinated carboxylic

Calcium chromate (399 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

toxicity of chromium(VI) species to humans, with chromates listed as IARC Group 1 carcinogens while also very corrosive (e.g. capable of producing permanent

Composition of electronic cigarette aerosol (12,834 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The chemical composition of the electronic cigarette aerosol varies across and within manufacturers. Limited data exists regarding their chemistry. However

Combined oral contraceptive pill (20,600 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The combined oral contraceptive pill (COCP), often referred to as the birth control pill or colloquially as "the pill", is a type of birth control that

Pharmacology of ethanol (10,570 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The pharmacology of ethanol involves both pharmacodynamics (how it affects the body) and pharmacokinetics (how the body processes it). In the body, ethanol