"inactive ingredient" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From in- + active ingredient.",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "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."
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          "stimulating",
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          "word": "excipient"
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  "word": "inactive ingredient"
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  "etymology_text": "From in- + active ingredient.",
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  "pos": "noun",
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  "word": "inactive ingredient"
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