excipient
Plural: excipients
Noun
- An ingredient that is intentionally added to a drug for purposes other than the therapeutic or diagnostic effect at the intended dosage.
- An exceptor.
Adj
- Taking an exception.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Latin excipiēns, present participle of excipiō. See except.
Scrabble Score: 20
excipient: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordexcipient: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
excipient: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 23
excipient: valid Words With Friends Word