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active ingredient
ingredient which is responsible for the action of a product (cleaning action, therapeutic action of medication, etc.)


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Active ingredient
An active ingredient, also active pharmaceutical ingredient (or API), is the substance in a drug that is pharmaceutically active. Some medications may contain more than one active ingredient. The traditional word for the API is pharmacon (from Greek: (φάρμακον), adapted from pharmacos) which originally denoted a magical substance or drug.
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Active ingredient
Active principle n. A constituent of a drug, usually an alkaloid or glycoside, on which the characteristic therapeutic action of the substance [more]Active ingredient - Community and Resources

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active ingredient
A product component responsible for an effect the product was designed to have.

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active ingredient
A product component responsible for an effect the product was designed to have.


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