Preferred Name

Paraffin [Chemical/Ingredient]
Synonyms

Paraffin

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000007431

altLabel

Paraffin

cui

C0030415

Ingredient of

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000148173

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000172011

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000148174

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000148175

MESH DEFINITION

A mixture of solid hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum. It has a wide range of uses including as a stiffening agent in ointments, as a lubricant, and as a topical anti-inflammatory. It is also commonly used as an embedding material in histology.

MESH DUI

D010232

MeSH name

Paraffin

MESH UI

M0015864

NDFRT kind

INGREDIENT_KIND

notation

N0000007431

NUI

N0000007431

prefLabel

Paraffin [Chemical/Ingredient]

tui

T109

T122

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000007973

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