The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals, 14th Edition

by Maryadele J. O'Neil (Editor)

The Merck Index is a one-volume encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs and biologicals that contains more than 10,000 monographs. Each monograph in this authoritative reference source is a concise description of a single substance or a small group of closely related compounds. Compounds included: •       human and veterinary drugs •       biotech drugs and monoclonal antibodies •       substances used for medical imaging •       biologicals and natural products •       plants and traditional medicines •       nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals •       agriculturals, pesticides and herbicides •       Organic chemicals used in research •       Food additives and supplements •       dyes, colors and indicators •       environmentally significant substances Information provided: •       chemical, common and generic names •       Over 15,000 trademarks and associated companies •       CAS Registry Numbers for over 12,000 compounds •       Over 8,500 chemical structures •       molecular formulae, weights and percentage composition •       capsule statements identifying compound classes and scientific significance •       scientific and patent literature references •       physical and toxicity data •       therapeutic and commercial uses •       caution and hazard information In addition, there are more than 700 new and completely revised monographs, thousands of new references, trademarks and uses added to existing monographs.  Now includes a companion CD-ROM which features 989 monographs no longer available in print, organic name reactions, supplemental tables and a new user interface for user-friendly searching. Features of the CD:

Genres: Reference, Science

2564 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1989

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[Pritesh]

is very good book