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SIRCh: Chemical Subject Searching

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Chemical Abstracts General Subject Searching
Other Chemical Subject Searches
Thesauri and Other Word Lists

Chemical Abstracts General Subject Searching

• Chemical Abstracts Genderal Subject Index Headings (CA Index Guide Appendix I)
• CAS Standard Abbreviations and Acronyms
• Frequently Used CA Index Headings for Classes of Compounds
• CAS Roles (PDF)
• CAS Roles

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Other Chemical Subject Searches

• Chemical Acronyms and Abbreviations Database at Indiana University
• CombiChem Glossary

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Thesauri and Other Word Lists

• CA Lexicon on STN (STNotes 25 - PDF)
• NLM's MeSH (Medical Subject Headings)
• NLM's Unified Medical Language System (UMLS)
• NASA Thesaurus
• PACS - Physics and Astronomy Classification Scheme

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