excipient

(ek sip′ē ənt)

noun

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

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

See excipient in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An inert substance used as a diluent or vehicle for a drug.

Origin:

Origin: Latin excipiēns, excipient-

Origin: , present participle of excipere, to take out, exclude; see except

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