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Excipiens ad pastam

English translation: (cream) base

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Latin term or phrase:Excipiens ad pastam
English translation:(cream) base
Entered by: Sanni Kruger (X)

05:58 Jan 27, 2016
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Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals / Composition
Latin term or phrase: Excipiens ad pastam
This is from a list of excipients in a cream for the treatment of acne. It follows after preservatives, colour etc.

Does anyone know of a more precise translation than "excipients" of the above term?
Sanni Kruger (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:33
(cream) base
Explanation:
The excipiens ad pastam is the substance of the paste (usually a powder-in-grease mixture) that carries the active ingredients and excipients.

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Anne Schulz
Germany
Local time: 06:33
Grading comment
That was the better solution in this context.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2excipient to the paste
David Tracey, PhD
3 +1(cream) base
Anne Schulz


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
excipient to the paste


Explanation:
'Excipiens' is 'excipient' (singular). 'ad pastam' is 'to the paste':

"pasta /ˈpæstə/
noun
1.
any of several variously shaped edible preparations made from a flour and water dough, such as spaghetti

Word Origin
Italian, from Late Latin: paste"

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pasta

David Tracey, PhD
Local time: 06:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
6 mins
  -> Many thanks, Phil.
agree  Cilian O'Tuama: Carbonara und Bolognese, especially good against acne
16 hrs
  -> Thank you, Cilian.
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(cream) base


Explanation:
The excipiens ad pastam is the substance of the paste (usually a powder-in-grease mixture) that carries the active ingredients and excipients.



Anne Schulz
Germany
Local time: 06:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
That was the better solution in this context.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thnak you very much for our help. That was the better solution in this context.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Tracey, PhD
2 hrs
  -> Thank you David – with your confirmation I will push up my CL to 4 :-))
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