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Dinitrophenols

Medical Definition: Organic compounds that contain two nitro groups attached to a phenol.
Guide Notes: uncoupling agents & indust fungicides
Dinitrophenols Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition 2,4-Dinitrophenol - A toxic dye, chemically related to trinitrophenol (picric acid), used in biochemical studies of oxidative processes where it uncouples oxidative phosphorylation. It is also used as a metabolic stimulant. (Stedman, 26th ed)

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