Chemicals and Drugs

Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid

All-purpose surfactant, wetting agent, and solubilizer used in the drug, cosmetics, and food industries. It has also been used in laxatives and as cerumenolytics. It is usually administered as either the calcium, potassium, or sodium salt.

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Abstract

All-purpose surfactant, wetting agent, and solubilizer used in the drug, cosmetics, and food industries. It has also been used in laxatives and as cerumenolytics. It is usually administered as either the calcium, potassium, or sodium salt.

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Synonyms

29 entry terms
  • Sulfosuccinic Acid bis(2-Ethylhexyl) Ester
  • Aerosol OT
  • Colace
  • DEH-Na-SS
  • DOSS
  • Diethylhexyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate
  • Dioctyl Sulfosuccinate
  • Dioctyl Sulfosuccinates
  • Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid, Ammonium Salt
  • Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid, Barium Salt
  • Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid, Calcium Salt
  • Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid, Magnesium Salt
  • Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid, Potassium Salt
  • Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid, Sodium Salt
  • Dioctylsulfosuccinate
  • Docusate
  • Docusate Calcium
  • Docusate Potassium
  • Docusate Sodium
  • Sodium Bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate
  • Sodium Dioctyl Sulfosuccinate
  • Sodium Dioctylsulphosuccinate
  • DEH Na SS
  • Dioctyl Sulfosuccinate, Sodium
  • Dioctylsulphosuccinate, Sodium
  • Sodium Sulfosuccinate, Diethylhexyl
  • Sulfosuccinate, Diethylhexyl Sodium
  • Sulfosuccinate, Dioctyl
  • Sulfosuccinates, Dioctyl

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25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

96; was DIOCTYL SULFOSUCCINATES 1978-95 (see under SUCCINATES 1978-90); DIOCTYL SULFOSUCCINIC ACID was NM 1968-95

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Previous Indexing

  • Succinates (1966-1977)
  • Surface-Active Agents (1966-1977)

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  1. D02w.241w.081.337w.759.249

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004143. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004143
  2. Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27105309