EXCIPIENT
\ɛksˈɪpi͡ənt], \ɛksˈɪpiənt], \ɛ_k_s_ˈɪ_p_iə_n_t]\
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An inert or slightly active substance used in preparing remedies as a vehicle or medium of administration for the medicinal agents.
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An inert or slightly active substance used in preparing remedies as a vehicle or medium of administration for the medicinal agents.
By Noah Webster.
By William R. Warner
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A substance, which, in a medicinal prescription, gives form and consistence to it, and serves as a vehicle or medium for the exhibition of the other ingredients.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.