Substance Name: Mineral oils
RN: 8020-83-5
Note
- A mixture of liquid hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum. It is used as laxative, lubricant, ointment base, and emollient.
Classification Codes
- Dermatologic Agents
- Emollients
- Skin / Eye Irritant
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Names and Synonyms
Results Name
- Mineral oils
Name of Substance
- Mineral oil
MeSH Heading
- Mineral oil
Synonyms
- CCRIS 8587
- Deodorized kerosene
- Deodorized kerosine
- Kerosene, deodorized
- Mineral oil
Systematic Names
- Deobase
- Hydrocarbon oils
Superlist Names
- Hydrocarbon oils
- Mineral oil mist
Registry Numbers
CAS Registry Number
- 8020-83-5
Other Registry Numbers
- 110736-55-5
- 51158-38-4
- 53569-27-0
- 55199-98-9
- 58450-30-9
- 61035-99-2
- 8044-51-7
System Generated Number
- 0008020835
Toxicity
Organism | Test Type | Route | Reported Dose (Normalized Dose) | Effect | Source |
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rabbit | LD50 | oral | 8840mg/kg (8840mg/kg) | BEHAVIORAL: TREMOR KIDNEY, URETER, AND BLADDER: "CHANGES IN TUBULES (INCLUDING ACUTE RENAL FAILURE, ACUTE TUBULAR NECROSIS)" BEHAVIORAL: EXCITEMENT | AMA Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine. Vol. 2, Pg. 420, 1950. |
rabbit | LD50 | skin | > 5gm/kg (5000mg/kg) | Food and Chemical Toxicology. Vol. 20, Pg. 669, 1982. | |
rat | LD50 | oral | 45gm/kg (45000mg/kg) | KIDNEY, URETER, AND BLADDER: "CHANGES IN TUBULES (INCLUDING ACUTE RENAL FAILURE, ACUTE TUBULAR NECROSIS)" BEHAVIORAL: EXCITEMENT BEHAVIORAL: TREMOR | AMA Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine. Vol. 2, Pg. 420, 1950. |