# About the chemistry category

**URL:** https://forum.loinc.org/t/about-the-chemistry-category/592
**Category:** chemistry
**Created:** [June 23, 2023, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/about-the-chemistry-category/592 "2023-06-23T13:53:53Z")
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### Author: ![system](https://forum.loinc.org/uploads/default/original/1X/dbab97ce9b2987d788a376e254fcaae249f3b672.png) [@system](https://forum.loinc.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2023, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/about-the-chemistry-category/592/1 "2023-06-23T13:53:53Z")

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