See Also: hydrolytic cleavage(medicine)
hydrolytic(medicine)
Hydrolytic enzyme(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Methylene(medicine)
methylene(dictionary)
methylene white(medicine)
Methylene blue(medicine)
new methylene blue(medicine)
methylene azure(medicine)

methylene chloride (medicine) and hydrolytic cleavage (medicine)


methylene chloride (medicine)


methylene chloride
<chemical> Dichloromethane. A chlorinated hydrocarbon that has been used as an inhalation anaesthetic and acts as a narcotic in high concentrations. Its primary use is as a solvent in manufacturing and Food technology.

Chemical name: Methane, dichloro-


hydrolytic cleavage (medicine)


hydrolytic cleavage -->
hydrolysis
<chemistry> The splitting of a compound into fragments by the addition of water, the hydroxyl group being incorporated in one fragment and the hydrogen atom in the Other.

Origin: Gr. Lysis = dissolution