excipient

[ ik-sip-ee-uh nt ]
/ ɪkˈsɪp i ənt /

noun Pharmacology.

a pharmacologically inert, adhesive substance, as honey, syrup, or gum arabic, used to bind the contents of a pill or tablet.

Origin of excipient

1720–30; < Latin excipient- (stem of excipiēns), present participle of excipere to take out, except, take up, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + -cipi- (stem of combining form of capere to take) + -ent- -ent

Words nearby excipient

exchangee, exchanger, exchequer, excide, excimer, excipient, exciple, excipulum, excircle, excisable, excise

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British Dictionary definitions for excipient

excipient
/ (ɪkˈsɪpɪənt) /

noun

a substance, such as sugar or gum, used to prepare a drug or drugs in a form suitable for administration

Word Origin for excipient

C18: from Latin excipiēns excepting, from excipere to except

Medical definitions for excipient

excipient
[ ĭk-sĭp′ē-ənt ]

n.

An inert substance used as a diluent or vehicle for a drug.