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

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:

1- human and veterinary drugs
2- biotech drugs and monoclonal antibodie
3- substances used for medical imaging
4- biologicals and natural products
5- plants and traditional medicines
6- nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals
7- agriculturals, pesticides and herbicides
8- Organic chemicals used in research
9- Food additives and supplements
10- dyes, colors and indicators
11- environmentally significant substances

Information provided:
1- chemical, common and generic names
2- Over 15,000 trademarks and associated companies
3- CAS Registry Numbers for over 12,000 compounds
4- Over 8,500 chemical structures
5- molecular formulae, weights and percentage composition
6- capsule statements identifying compound classes and scientific significance
7- scientific and patent literature references
8- physical and toxicity data
9- therapeutic and commercial uses
10- 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:
  • Searchable by keywords, references, and numerical properties
  • Search the complete contents of the 14th edition, plus nearly a thousand monographs archived from previous editions
  • Comes with a free one-year subscription to the Merck Index Internet Edition
  • Windows-compatible CD powered by CambridgeSoft's ChemFinder
  • Extensively revised supplemental tables now including acronyms, vaccines, and physical constants
  • More than 70 pages of hard to find information in one easy-to-use place


FREE Download Links: 5 PARTS
Part-1

 

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