Caution: FOR USE AS AN EXCIPIENT
| Test |
Specification |
| DESCRIPTION |
YELLOW, TENACIOUS, UNCTUOUS MASS, HAVING A SLIGHT, CHARACTERISTIC ODOR |
| MELTING POINT |
38-44 °C |
| SOLUBILITY |
INSOLUBLE IN WATER, BUT MIXES WITHOUT SEPARATION WITH ABOUT TWICE ITS WEIGHT OF WATER; SPARINGLY SOLUBLE IN COLD ALCOHOL;SOLUBLE IN HOT ALCOHOL; |