excipient
noun
ex·cip·i·ent
ik-ˈsi-pē-ənt 
: a usually inert substance (such as gum arabic or starch) that forms a vehicle (as for a drug)
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Faster production requires the use of excipients, binders, and flow agents, which allow the machines to run at higher speeds.
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Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2024
This means all our products are completely free of all excipients, binders, flow agents, and harsh chemicals.
—Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2024
Third, regulatory agencies should provide guidance for excipient reporting, facilitating greater transparency about excipient use and supply source.
—Popular Science, 15 Sep. 2020
As the investigation proceeded, agents found that Warren had purchased more than two dozen kilograms of excipient — an inactive binder used in pill production — in different colors, including blue, white and yellow, the office said.
—Dallas News, 10 Feb. 2023
Delight in an additive-free, gluten-free, wheat-free, corn-free, soy-free, and dairy-free supplement that is devoid of artificial fillers, binders, or excipients.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 June 2023
The company has been providing development, scale-up and manufacturing services at a number of its global research and development as well as production sites, showing flexibility and expertise to deliver lipid excipient supply, according to a news release by the company in February.
—Laura Cooper, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2021
In the following months, agents found that Martinez-Otero, 28, and Rodriguez, 39, also bought several kilograms of excipient.
—Dallas News, 10 Feb. 2023
The lipid excipient surrounds and protects the active ingredient in the vaccine.
—Laura Cooper, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2021
Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2024
This means all our products are completely free of all excipients, binders, flow agents, and harsh chemicals.
—Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2024
Third, regulatory agencies should provide guidance for excipient reporting, facilitating greater transparency about excipient use and supply source.
—Popular Science, 15 Sep. 2020
As the investigation proceeded, agents found that Warren had purchased more than two dozen kilograms of excipient — an inactive binder used in pill production — in different colors, including blue, white and yellow, the office said.
—Dallas News, 10 Feb. 2023
Delight in an additive-free, gluten-free, wheat-free, corn-free, soy-free, and dairy-free supplement that is devoid of artificial fillers, binders, or excipients.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 June 2023
The company has been providing development, scale-up and manufacturing services at a number of its global research and development as well as production sites, showing flexibility and expertise to deliver lipid excipient supply, according to a news release by the company in February.
—Laura Cooper, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2021
In the following months, agents found that Martinez-Otero, 28, and Rodriguez, 39, also bought several kilograms of excipient.
—Dallas News, 10 Feb. 2023
The lipid excipient surrounds and protects the active ingredient in the vaccine.
—Laura Cooper, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2021
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excipient
noun
ex·cip·i·ent
ik-ˈsip-ē-ənt
: a usually inert substance (as gum arabic, syrup, lanolin, or starch) that forms a vehicle (as for a drug or antigen)
especially
: one that in the presence of sufficient liquid gives a medicated mixture the adhesive quality needed for the preparation of pills or tablets
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