Ethylene oxide

Ethylene oxide
A chemical widely used in the health care industry to sterilize medical devices and also used to make other chemicals. In the year 2000 the US government upgraded ethylene oxide to the status of a "known human carcinogen." There is an increased risk for leukemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in workers exposed to ethylene oxide.

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ethylene oxide n a colorless flammable toxic gaseous or liquid compound C2H4O used esp. in synthesis (as of ethylene glycol) and in fumigation and sterilization (as of medical instruments)

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a gas used in the manufacture of ethylene glycol, acrylonitrile, and other compounds and as a fumigant, fungicide, and sterilizing agent. It is highly irritating to the eyes and mucous membranes and is carcinogenic. Called also oxirane.

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