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excipient definition

ex·cipi·ent (ek sip′ē ənt)

noun

Pharmacy any of various inert substances added to a prescription to give the desired consistency or form

Etymology: < L excipiens, prp. of excipere: see except

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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