excipient adjective & noun.
[ɛk'sɪpɪǝnt] E18.[Latin excipient- pres. ppl stem of excipere take out, receive, formed as EX-1 1 + capere take: see -ENT.]A. adjective. That takes exception. Only in
E18.b. noun.
1. An inactive substance that serves as the vehicle or medium for a drug.
M18.2. The material or surface that receives the pigments in painting.
M19. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲