mineral oil

mineral oil
A mixture of liquid hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum, used as a vehicle in pharmaceutical preparations; occasionally used as an intestinal lubricant; can interfere with absorption of fat-soluble vitamins. SYN: heavy liquid petrolatum, liquid paraffin, liquid petroleum.

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mineral oil n
1) a liquid product of mineral origin that has the viscosity of an oil
2) a transparent oily liquid obtained usu. by distilling petroleum and used chiefly in medicine for treating constipation and esp. formerly as a demulcent and solvent for nose and throat medication called also liquid petrolatum, white mineral oil

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[USP] a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum, with a specific gravity of 0.845–0.905; used as a cathartic, as a skin emollient and cleanser, and as a solvent and oleaginous vehicle in pharmaceutical preparations. Called also heavy liquid petrolatum, liquid petrolatum, liquid paraffin, and white mineral o.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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