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liquid paraffin

mineral oil used in cosmetics and medicine
Class type of: mineral oil, paraffin wax Q6557471

Facts

5 properties
Instance of
excipient
Subclass of
mineral oil, paraffin wax
Has use
excipient, laxative[4][5]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[6]
Pregnancy category
US pregnancy category C[7]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 14
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Mineral oil bottle, front.jpg ↗
ATC code
A06AA01
Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID
300183861
CAMEO Chemicals ID
12191
CAS Registry Number
8012-95-1
CosIng number
35850
DSSTox substance ID
DTXSID3034743
EC number
232-384-2
ECHA Substance Infocard ID
100.029.437
Freebase ID
/m/02rf1wm
HSDB ID
1922
OSHA Occupational Chemical Database ID
704
Show all 14 identifiers +2
UK Parliament thesaurus ID
519521
ZVG number
91110

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🔗 Connections
Has use 2
laxative, excipient
Subclass of 2
paraffin wax, mineral oil
Belongs to 1
Ballistol
Instance of 1
excipient
← Has part(s) of the class 1
carrier oil
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Summary

liquid paraffin is an excipient[1]. It is a type of mineral oil[2] and paraffin wax[3].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Q43474514. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Elivan da Silva · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Added reference: ATC code: A06AA01, #temporary_batch_1793797647845"
  2. 6w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ZVG number → 91110
    "Changed claim: ZVG number: 91110, см. / see autofix на / on P679"
  3. 7w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → excipient, laxative
    Subclass of → mineral oil, paraffin wax
    ZVG number → 91110
    Pregnancy category → US pregnancy category C
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: ZVG number: 091110, batch #275042"
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