English

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.

Related terms

• concipient
• incipient
• intercipient
• recipient

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