"Polyethylene Glycols" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Polymers of ETHYLENE OXIDE and water, and their ethers. They vary in consistency from liquid to solid depending on the molecular weight indicated by a number following the name. They are used as SURFACTANTS, dispersing agents, solvents, ointment and suppository bases, vehicles, and tablet excipients. Some specific groups are NONOXYNOLS, OCTOXYNOLS, and POLOXAMERS.
| Descriptor ID |
D011092
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.033.455.250.700 D05.750.741 D25.720.741 J01.637.051.720.741
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| Concept/Terms |
Polyethylene Glycols- Polyethylene Glycols
- Macrogols
- Macrogol
- Polyethylene Glycol
- Glycol, Polyethylene
- Glycols, Polyethylene
- Polyethylene Oxide
- Oxide, Polyethylene
- Oxides, Polyethylene
- Polyethylene Oxides
- Polyethyleneoxide
- Polyethyleneoxides
- Polyoxyethylenes
- Polyoxyethylene
- Tritons
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| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2011 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2012 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 2013 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2015 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2018 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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