Vinyl chloride

Introduction: Vinyl chloride

Description of Vinyl chloride

Vinyl chloride: a substance used in the plastics industry and suspected of being a potent carcinogen in humans. SYN: chloroethylene.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Vinyl chloride: A gas that has been used as an aerosol propellant and is the starting material for polyvinyl resins. Toxicity studies have shown various adverse effects, particularly the occurrence of liver neoplasms.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Vinyl chloride:

Terms Similar to Vinyl chloride:

• Chloroethylene

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Vinyl chloride

• Vinyl Compounds
• Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Vinyl chloride

The following list attempts to classify Vinyl chloride into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Organic Chemicals
  • Hydrocarbons
    • Hydrocarbons, Acyclic
      • Alkenes
        • Vinyl Compounds
          • Vinyl Chloride

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Organic Chemicals
  • Hydrocarbons
    • Hydrocarbons, Halogenated
      • Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated
        • Vinyl Chloride

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