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Encyclopedia > Hexachlorophene

General

Name Hexachlorophene
Chemical Formula C13H6Cl6 O2

Physical A chemical formula (also called molecular formula) is a concise way of expressing information about the atoms that constitute a particular chemical compound. ... General Name, Symbol, Number carbon, C, 6 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 14, 2, p Appearance black (graphite) colorless (diamond) Atomic mass 12. ... General Name, Symbol, Number hydrogen, H, 1 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 1, 1, s Appearance colorless Atomic mass 1. ... General Name, Symbol, Number chlorine, Cl, 17 Chemical series halogens Group, Period, Block 17, 3, p Appearance yellowish green Atomic mass 35. ... An oxide is a chemical compound of oxygen with other chemical elements. ...

Formula weight 406.92 u
Appearance white to light tan crystalline powder
Melting point 164 C

Hexachlorophene also known as Nabac is an antiseptic agent. The compound is a white to light tan crystalline powder which is either odorless or processes a slightly phenolic odor. Hexachlorophene is very useful in medicine as it is used as topical anti-infective and an anti-bacterial agent for soaps. It is also used in agriculture as a fungicide, plant bactericide, soil fungicide and acaricide. ... The atomic mass unit (amu), unified atomic mass unit (u), or dalton (Da), is a small unit of mass used to express atomic masses and molecular masses. ... Color is an important part of the visual arts. ... The melting point of a solid is the temperature at which it changes state from solid to liquid. ... The degree Celsius (°C) is a unit of temperature named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744), who first proposed a similar system in 1742. ... An antiseptic is a substance that kills or prevents the growth and reproduction of various microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses on the external surfaces of the body. ... Powder is any solid material that has been crushed into very fine grains. ... NLM (National Library of Medicine, contains resources for patients and healthcare professionals) Virtual Hospital (digital health sciences library by the University of Iowa) Online Medical Dictionary Collection of links to free medical resources Wikicities has a wiki about medicine: Medicine Categories: Medicine | Health ... Fungicides are pesticides for destruction or development prevention of fungi. ... Divisions Green algae Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Hepatophyta - liverworts Anthocerophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants Adiantum pedatum... A bacteriocide or bactericide is a substance that kills bacteria and, preferably, nothing else. ...


It became suspected of causing Cancer in 1969 and was withdrawn from over the counter sales to young people with skin acne and it(Phisohex) became a prescription drug. It did not cause Cancer.


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Phisohex Warnings, Precautions, Pregnancy, Nursing, Abuse - Hexachlorophene - RxList Monographs (589 words)
Rapid absorption of hexachlorophene may occur with resultant toxic blood levels when preparations containing hexachlorophene are applied to skin lesions such as ichthyosis congenita, the dermatitis of Letterer-Siwe's syndrome, or other generalized dermatological conditions.
Hexachlorophene should be used during pregnancy only if the potential benefit justifies potential risk to the fetus.
Hexachlorophene has been shown to be teratogenic and embryotoxic in rats when given by mouth or instilled into the vagina in large doses.
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