Substance Name: Paraffin [JAN:NF]
RN: 8002-74-2
UNII: I9O0E3H2ZE

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.

TSCA Definition 2021: Paraffin wax (petroleum). Paraffin wax. A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum fractions (by solvent crystallization or the sweating process) or from the catalytic hydrogenation of carbon monoxide (the Fischer-Tropsch Process). It consists predominantly of straight chain hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C20.

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