liquid paraffin

mineral oil used in cosmetics and medicine
Thing excipient Q6557471
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liquid paraffin

Summary

liquid paraffin is an excipient[1]. It draws 3,586 Wikipedia views per month (excipient category, ranking #5 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • liquid paraffin's instance of is recorded as excipient[3].
  • liquid paraffin is a type of mineral oil[4].
  • liquid paraffin is a type of paraffin wax[5].
  • liquid paraffin is used for excipient[6].
  • liquid paraffin is used for laxative[7].
  • liquid paraffin's Commons category is recorded as Liquid paraffin[8].
  • liquid paraffin's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9].
  • liquid paraffin's pregnancy category is recorded as US pregnancy category C[10].

Body

Definition and Type

liquid paraffin's instance of is recorded as excipient[3]. Recorded subclass of include mineral oil[4] and paraffin wax[5].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include excipient[6] and laxative[7].

Why It Matters

liquid paraffin draws 3,586 Wikipedia views per month (excipient category, ranking #5 of 8).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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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. 7h ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 91110
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P679]]: 91110, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P679]]"
  2. 3d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Has use → excipient, laxative
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → mineral oil, paraffin wax
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P679]]: 091110, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275042|batch #275042]]"
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