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LIQUID PARAFFIN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-08-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
- Pharmacology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- liquid petrolatum
1, record 1, English, liquid%20petrolatum
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- liquid paraffin 2, record 1, English, liquid%20paraffin
correct, Great Britain, standardized
- white mineral oil 3, record 1, English, white%20mineral%20oil
correct
- mineral oil 1, record 1, English, mineral%20oil
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Very highly refined petroleum oil, colourless, odourless and tasteless, used in pharmaceutical preparations. 4, record 1, English, - liquid%20petrolatum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
liquid paraffin: designation and definition standardized by ISO. 5, record 1, English, - liquid%20petrolatum
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétroles bruts et dérivés
- Pharmacologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- huile de vaseline
1, record 1, French, huile%20de%20vaseline
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- huile de paraffine 2, record 1, French, huile%20de%20paraffine
correct, feminine noun
- vaseline liquide 3, record 1, French, vaseline%20liquide
correct, feminine noun
- paraffine liquide 4, record 1, French, paraffine%20liquide
correct, feminine noun
- huile de vaseline codex 5, record 1, French, huile%20de%20vaseline%20codex
feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Huile de pétrole spécialement raffinée, incolore, inodore, insipide, utilisée dans les préparations pharmaceutiques. 5, record 1, French, - huile%20de%20vaseline
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
huile de vaseline codex : désignation et définition normalisées par l'ISO. 6, record 1, French, - huile%20de%20vaseline
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petróleo bruto y derivados
- Farmacología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- vaselina líquida
1, record 1, Spanish, vaselina%20l%C3%ADquida
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- aceite de parafina 2, record 1, Spanish, aceite%20de%20parafina
correct, masculine noun
- aceite de vaselina 2, record 1, Spanish, aceite%20de%20vaselina
correct, masculine noun
- parafina líquida 1, record 1, Spanish, parafina%20l%C3%ADquida
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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