Definitions For Excipient

Adjective

Taking an exception.

Noun

EXCIPIENT (plural EXCIPIENTs) (pharmacy) An ingredient that is intentionally added to a drug for purposes other than the therapeutic or diagnostic effect at the intended dosage. An exceptor.

Related terms

concipient incipient intercipient recipient

Translations

French: excipient, m German: Hilfsstoff, m Korean: 부형제 Portuguese: excipiente, m Spanish: excipiente, m

Etymology

{{PIE root, en, keh₂p}} Borrowed from {{bor, en, la, excipiēns}}, present participle of excipiō. See except.

Is Excipient a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

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Scrabble
20
Words with Friends
23

The word Excipient is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends

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