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Light Mineral Oil
» Light Mineral Oil is a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum. It may contain a suitable stabilizer.
Packaging and storage— Preserve in tight containers.
Labeling— Label it to indicate the name of any substance added as a stabilizer, and label packages intended for direct use by the public to indicate that it is not intended for internal use.
Specific gravity 841: between 0.818 and 0.880.
Viscosity 911 It has a kinematic viscosity of not more than 33.5 centistokes at 40.
Neutrality, Readily carbonizable substances, Limit of polynuclear compounds, and Solid paraffin— It meets the requirements of the tests for Neutrality, Readily carbonizable substances, Limit of polynuclear compounds, and Solid paraffin under Mineral Oil.
Residual solvents 467: meets the requirements.
(Official January 1, 2007)
Auxiliary Information— Staff Liaison : Hong Wang, Ph.D. , Senior Scientific Associate
Expert Committee : (EM205) Excipient Monographs 2
USP29–NF24 Page 3375
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