Ex*cip"i*ent, n. 1.
An exceptor. [R.]
2. (Med.) An inert or slightly active
substance used in preparing remedies as a vehicle or medium of
administration for the medicinal agents. Chambers.
Ex*cip"i*ent (?), a. [L.
excipients, -entis, p. pr. of exipere. See
Except, v. t.] Taking an
exception.