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<p> A <b>CAS Registry Number</b> (also referred to as <b>CAS RN</b> or informally <b>CAS Number</b>) is a <a href="page.php?w=unique_identifier">unique identification number</a>, assigned by the <a href="page.php?w=Chemical_Abstracts_Service">Chemical Abstracts Service</a> (CAS) in the US to every <a href="page.php?w=chemical_substance">chemical substance</a> described in the open scientific literature, in order to index the substance in the <b>CAS Registry</b>. This registry includes all substances described since 1957, plus some substances from</p><p>
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