excipient (eksipient)

and n. [F. excipi ent, It is a good exception, if such person be a capital enemy, or a conspirator against the party excipient . Ayliffe , Parergon. II. n. 1. One who excepts. [Rare or obsolete.] -2. In med . , an inert or slightly active substance, as conserve of roses, sugar, jelly, etc., employed as the medium or vehicle for the administration of an active medicine. In