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NOM MASQUE [2 records]

Record 1 1992-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique

Spanish

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Record 2 1991-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Chemistry
DEF

A name based on a CA Index Name, but having one or more of the specific components identified in a manner which prevents the identification of the specific chemical structure.

CONT

Appendix B of the 1985 TSCA [Toxic Substances Control Act] Inventory includes approximately 4,500 confidential entries. These substances are identified by disguised or masked names which do not reveal the complete chemical identity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Chimie
DEF

"Dénomination maquillée" (nom maquillé) : Dénomination basée sur le nom inscrit dans l'Index CA, mais dont un ou plusieurs composants spécifiques sont désignés de façon que la structure chimique spécifique ne puisse être identifiée.

Spanish

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