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inactive ingredient

inactive ingredient noun: a component of a mixture product which does not directly contribute to the product's primary goal, but helps to make the product more stimulating to the consumer or to assist the active ingredient in some small manner.

Noun

inactive ingredient (plural inactive ingredients)

  1. A component of a mixture product which does not directly contribute to the product's primary goal, but helps to make the product more stimulating to the consumer or to assist the active ingredient in some small manner.

Forms of inactive ingredient

pluralinactive ingredients

Origin of inactive ingredient

From in- + active ingredient.

Questions about inactive ingredient

What does inactive ingredient mean?
Inactive ingredient means a component of a mixture product which does not directly contribute to the product's primary goal, but helps to make the product more stimulating to the consumer or to assist the active ingredient in some small manner.
What part of speech is inactive ingredient?
Inactive ingredient is a noun.
What is the plural of inactive ingredient?
The plural of inactive ingredient is inactive ingredients.

Words near inactive ingredient in the dictionary

  1. inactivation
  2. inactivations
  3. inactivator
  4. inactivators
  5. inactive
  6. inactive ingredient
  7. inactive ingredients
  8. inactively
  9. inactiveness
  10. inactives
  11. inactivism

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