inactive ingredients

A form of inactive ingredient — A component of a mixture product which does not directly contribute to the product's primary goal, but helps to make the product more stimulating to the consumer or to assist the active ingredient in some small manner.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of inactive ingredient
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APA

inactive ingredients. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inactive%20ingredients

MLA

“inactive ingredients.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inactive%20ingredients. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inactive ingredients,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inactive%20ingredients.

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