† excipientadj.n.
Obsolete.
A. adj.
That takes exception; objecting.
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the mind > language > statement > objection > [adjective]
objecting1652
excipient1726
demurring1742
1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 252 The persons pronouncing it [Excommunication], ought to be set forth in the Pleading by the Party Excipient within eight Days.
B. n.
1. One who takes up or receives in succession. rare.
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the mind > possession > acquisition > receiving > [noun] > recipient > afterwards or in succession
excipient1852
1852 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 19 605 That excipient of avuncular traditions first quotes from the reply made by Napoleon.
2. (See quot. 1753.)
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > [noun] > vehicle
vehicle?1541
excipient1753
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Excipient..a term used to express that ingredient in a compound medicine, the business of which is to receive all the rest; such is the conserve in electuaries, the syrup in bolusses, &c.
1829 J. Togno & E. Durand tr. H. Milne-Edwards & P. Vavasseur Man. Materia Medica i. 41 The excipient serves as a vehicle.
1890 Nation (N.Y.) 10 Apr. 287/2 Sugar of milk..as an excipient in such medicines as lacto-peptine, pepsine, etc.
3. The material or surface that receives the pigments in painting.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > equipment for painting or drawing > [noun] > surface for painting or drawing
tablea1387
tablet1395
subjectile1845
excipient1855
support1892
1855 F. B. Palliser tr. J. Labarte Handbk. Arts Middle Ages & Renaissance iv. 101 Painting on a metallic excipient.
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