excipient

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/ɪkˈsɪpɪənt//ɛkˈsɪpiənt/

noun

An ingredient that is intentionally added to a drug for purposes other than the therapeutic or diagnostic effect at the intended dosage.

OriginLatin excipiēns →
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Meanings

nounexcipient (plural excipients)

plural excipients

  1. pharmacymedicineAn ingredient that is intentionally added to a drug for purposes other than the therapeutic or diagnostic effect at the intended dosage.
  2. An exceptor.
adjectiveexcipient (comparative more excipient, superlative most excipient)

comparative more excipient · superlative most excipient

  1. Taking an exception.

Origin

  1. Latinexcipiēns
  2. Englishexcipient

Borrowed from Latin excipiēns, present participle of excipiō. See except.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 賦形劑 /赋形剂
  • 賦形劑 /赋形剂 (fùxíngjì)Drug additive without therapeutic or diagnostic effect
French excipient
  • excipientDrug additive without therapeutic or diagnostic effect
German Hilfsstoff
  • HilfsstoffDrug additive without therapeutic or diagnostic effect
Indonesian eksipien
  • eksipienDrug additive without therapeutic or diagnostic effect
Japanese 賦形剤
  • 賦形剤 (fukeizai)Drug additive without therapeutic or diagnostic effect
Korean 부형제
  • 부형제 (buhyeongje)Drug additive without therapeutic or diagnostic effect
Malay eksipien
  • eksipienDrug additive without therapeutic or diagnostic effect
Portuguese excipiente
  • excipienteDrug additive without therapeutic or diagnostic effect
Spanish excipiente
  • excipienteDrug additive without therapeutic or diagnostic effect
Vietnamese tá dược
  • tá dượcDrug additive without therapeutic or diagnostic effect
Cite this entry
APA

excipient. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excipient

MLA

“excipient.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excipient. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “excipient,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excipient.

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