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excipient
ex·cip·i·ent [ ik síppee ənt ] (plural ex·cip·i·ents)


noun 
Definition:
 
something combined with a drug: an inert substance combined with a drug
[Early 18th century. < Latin excipient-, present participle of excipere "take out" (see except)]
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