excipient
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin excipiēns, present participle of excipiō. See except.
Noun
excipient (plural excipients)
- (pharmacy, pharmacology) 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
- concipient
- incipient
- intercipient
- recipient
Translations
Drug additive without therapeutic or diagnostic effect
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Adjective
excipient (comparative more excipient, superlative most excipient)
- Taking an exception.
References
- excipient in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
French
Noun
excipient m (plural excipients)
- excipient
Further reading
- “excipient”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Verb
excipient
- third-person plural future active indicative of excipiō
Romanian
Etymology
From French excipient.
Noun
excipient n (plural excipienți)
- excipient
Declension
Declension of excipient
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) excipient | excipientul | (niște) excipienți | excipiențile |
genitive/dative | (unui) excipient | excipientului | (unor) excipienți | excipienților |
vocative | excipientule | excipienților |