excipient

English

Etymology

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

Noun

excipient (plural excipients)

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

Related terms

Translations

Drug additive without therapeutic or diagnostic effect

French: excipient (fr) m
German: Hilfsstoff m
Korean: 부형제 (buhyeongje)

Portuguese: excipiente m
Spanish: excipiente (es) m

Adjective

excipient (comparative more excipient, superlative most excipient)

Taking an exception.

References

excipient in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Latin

Verb

excipient

third-person plural future active indicative of excipiō

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