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excipient en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ɪkˈsɪpɪənt/
  • (Northeastern, US) audio
  • /ɛkˈsɪpiənt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin excipiēns, present participle of excipiō. See except.

Meanings

  1. Taking an exception.

Forms

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most excipient Degree=Sup lexicographic
more excipient Degree=Cmp lexicographic

excipient en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɪkˈsɪpɪənt/
  • (Northeastern, US) audio
  • /ɛkˈsɪpiənt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin excipiēns, present participle of excipiō. See except.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:pharmacy) An ingredient that is intentionally added to a drug for purposes other than the therapeutic or diagnostic effect at the intended dosage.
  2. An exceptor.

Forms

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excipients Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

inactive ingredient · incipient · active ingredient · intercipient · concipient · recipient

Translations (10)

pt excipiente (Drug additive without therapeutic or diagnostic effect) · vi tá dược (Drug additive without therapeutic or diagnostic effect) · de Hilfsstoff (Drug additive without therapeutic or diagnostic effect) · fr excipient (Drug additive without therapeutic or diagnostic effect) · cmn 賦形劑 /赋形剂 (Drug additive without therapeutic or diagnostic effect) · id eksipien (Drug additive without therapeutic or diagnostic effect) · ms eksipien (Drug additive without therapeutic or diagnostic effect) · ja 賦形剤 (Drug additive without therapeutic or diagnostic effect) · es excipiente (Drug additive without therapeutic or diagnostic effect) · ko 부형제 (Drug additive without therapeutic or diagnostic effect)