excipient

English

Etymology

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

Noun

excipient (plural excipients)

  1. (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.

Translations

Adjective

excipient (comparative more excipient, superlative most excipient)

  1. Taking an exception.

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

Latin

Verb

excipient

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of excipiō
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