Excipient (noun)
eks-ip-ee-ant
An inactive substance that serves as the vehicle or medium for a drug or other active substance.
Early 18th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘that takes exception’): from Latin excipient- ‘taking out’, from the verb excipere.
Example sentences
“Glucose and colourants are often used as excipients.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
