Hydrates and anhydrous substances

Hydrates and anhydrous substances

Modeling 

Parent concept

Most distal appropriate descendant of 105590001 |Substance (substance)|

Semantic tag

(substance)

Definition status

Primitive

Attribute

738774007 |Is modification of (attribute)| relationship to the substance with unspecified hydration

726542003 |Has disposition (attribute)|, as appropriate

Hydrates

Hydates are modeled with an

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relationship to the substance with unspecified hydration. 

  • For example,

    • Ferrous oxalate dihydrate (substance) is modification of → Ferrous oxalate

    • Caffeine hydrate (substance) is modification of → Caffeine

    • Zinc sulfate heptahydrate (substance) is modification of → Zinc sulfate

Naming Guidelines

FSN

Pattern:

  • X hydrate (substance)

  • X dihydrate (substance)

  • X monohydrate (substance)

For example,

  • Copper sulfate pentahydrate (substance)

Preferred Term

Pattern:

  • X hydrate

  • X dihydrate

  • X monohydrate

For example,

  • Copper sulfate pentahydrate

Exemplar

The following illustrates the inferred view.

 Caffeine hydrate (substance) IS MODIFICATION OF Caffeine (substance)

Anhydrous compounds

Anhydrous compounds have an

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relationship to the unspecified substance, i.e., where the level hydration is not specified.

  • For example,

    • Sodium carbonate anhydrous (substance) is modification of → Sodium carbonate

    • Theophylline anhydrous (substance) is modification of → Theophylline

Naming Guidelines

FSN

Pattern:

  • X anhydrous (substance)

For example,

  • Theophylline anhydrous (substance)

Preferred Term

Pattern:

  • X anhydrous

For example,

  • Theophylline anhydrous

Synonyms

Anhydrous X

Exemplar

The following illustrates the inferred view.

|Theophylline anhydrous (substance)| IS MODIFICATION OF |Theophylline (substance)|

 

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