- Excipient
- Excipient Ex*cip"i*ent, a. [L. excipients, -entis, p. pr. of exipere. See {Except}, v. t.] Taking an exception. [1913 Webster]
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excipient — [ ɛksipjɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1747; lat. excipiens, de excipere « recevoir » ♦ Substance neutre qui entre dans la composition d un médicament, et qui sert à rendre les principes actifs plus faciles à absorber. Excipient sucré. ● excipient nom masculin… … Encyclopédie Universelle
excipient — EXCIPIÉNT, Ă, excipienţi, te, adj., s.n. (Substanţă sau amestec de substanţe) care este inactiv faţă de organism şi în care se încorporează diferite medicamente. [pr.: pi ent] – Din fr. excipient. Trimis de ionel bufu, 16.06.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 … Dicționar Român
Excipient — Ex*cip i*ent, n. 1. An exceptor. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Med., Pharmacy) An inert or slightly active substance used in preparing remedies as a vehicle or medium of administration for the medicinal agents. Chambers … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
excipient — [ek sip′ē ənt] n. [< L excipiens, prp. of excipere: see EXCEPT] Pharmacy any of various inert substances added to a prescription to give the desired consistency or form … English World dictionary
Excipient — Un excipient désigne toute substance autre que le principe actif dans un médicament, un cosmétique ou un aliment. Son addition est destinée à conférer une consistance donnée, ou d autres caractéristiques physiques ou gustatives particulières, au… … Wikipédia en Français
Excipient — An excipient is an inactive substance used as a carrier for the active ingredients of a medication. In many cases, an active substance (such as aspirin) may not be easily administered and absorbed by the human body; in such cases the substance in … Wikipedia
excipient — I. ikˈsipēənt, (ˈ)ek|s adjective Etymology: Latin excipient , excipiens, present participle of excipere to take out, make an exception of, take, receive more at except : taking exception II. noun ( s) Etymology … Useful english dictionary
excipient — noun Etymology: Latin excipient , excipiens, present participle of excipere to take out, take up more at except Date: circa 1753 a usually inert substance (as gum arabic or starch) that forms a vehicle (as for a drug) … New Collegiate Dictionary
excipient — /ik sip ee euhnt/, n. Pharm. a pharmacologically inert, adhesive substance, as honey, syrup, or gum arabic, used to bind the contents of a pill or tablet. [1720 30; < L excipient (s. of excipiens), prp. of excipere to take out, except, take up,… … Universalium
excipient — [ɛk sɪpɪənt] noun an inactive substance that serves as the vehicle or medium for a drug or other active substance. Origin C18 (as adjective in the sense that takes exception ): from L. excipient , excipere take out … English new terms dictionary
