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Insipient vs Excipient - What's the difference?

insipient | excipient |

As adjectives the difference between insipient and excipient

is that insipient is foolish; lacking wisdom; stupid while excipient is taking an exception.

As a noun excipient is

(pharmacy) an ingredient that is intentionally added to a drug for purposes other than the therapeutic or diagnostic effect at the intended dosage.

insipient

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • foolish; lacking wisdom; stupid

    • Derived terms

    * insipience

    Related terms

    * insipid

    excipient

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia excipient) (en noun)
  • (pharmacy) An ingredient that is intentionally added to a drug for purposes other than the therapeutic or diagnostic effect at the intended dosage.
  • An exceptor.
    • Related terms
    *concipient *incipient *intercipient *recipient

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Taking an exception.

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