definitions

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.

Nearby words

exchanger, exchequer, exchequer, court of, excide, excimer, excipient, exciple, excipulum, excircle, excisable, excise

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
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for excipient

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for excipient

excipient

[ ĭk-sĭp′ē-ənt ]

n.

An inert substance used as a diluent or vehicle for a drug.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.