excipient

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin excipiēns, present participle of excipiō. See except. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪkˈsɪpɪənt/, /ɛkˈsɪpiənt/ === 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 ==== ==== See also ==== === Adjective === excipient (comparative more excipient, superlative most excipient) Taking an exception. === References === “excipient”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == 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 === Borrowed from French excipient. === Noun === excipient n (plural excipienți) excipient ==== Declension ====