noun🔗ShareAn ingredient that is intentionally added to a drug for purposes other than the therapeutic or diagnostic effect at the intended dosage."The lactose in this pill is an excipient; it's added to help bind the ingredients together, not to treat your illness. "medicinechemistrybiochemistrysubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn exceptor.""The lactose in this medicine is an excipient, added to help the active ingredient form a tablet." "medicinesubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareTaking an exception."While uncommon, the following sentence conveys the meaning of "excipient" (taking an exception) as an adjective: "The manager's excipient behavior, always finding fault and making exceptions for certain employees, created a tense work environment." "grammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
