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CHAP21 DEFINITIONS
WORD DEF.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| THE GREATER PART OF A SOLUTION | SOLVENT |
| CONTAINER USALLY MADE OF PLASTIC THAT HOLDS A SINGLE DOSE TABLET OR CAPSULE | BLISTER PACK |
| FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION | FDA |
| THE ACT OF MIXING, RECONSTITUTING AND PACKING A DRUG | COMPOUNDING |
| WATER HATING; ANY SUBSTANCE THAT DOES NOT GO INTO OR MIX INTO WATER | HYDROPHOBIC |
| A BASE SOLUTION OF ALCOHOL | TINCTURE |
| TO MAKE INTO A SMOOTH PASTE OF INTO A FINE POWDER DEPENDING ON THE AGENT USED | LEVIGATE |
| THE MARKINGS ON A MEASURING DEVICE | CALIBRATION |
| TO MAKE INTO AN EMULSION, OR BIND TOGETHER | EMULSIFICATION |
| A BOWL AND ROUND KNOB USED TO GRIND SUBSTANCES INTO FINE POWDER | MORTAL AND PESTLE |
| A BASE SOLUTION THAT IS A MIXTURE OF ALCOHOL AND WATER | ELIXIR |
| A WATER BASE IN WHICH THE INGREDIENT OR INGREDIENTS DISSOLVE COMPLETELY | SOLUTION |
| FILLING OF CAPSULES BY HAND WITH POWDERED MEDICATION PREMEASURED | PUNCH METHOD |
| TO MIX A LIQUID AND A POWDER TO FORM A SUSPENSION OR SOLUTION | RECONSTITUTION |
| THE PROCESS BY WHICH A SOLUTE COMES OUT OF A SOLUTION IN THE FORM OF FLAKES OR PRECIPITATION; THE SOLUTE THEN CAN BE FILTERED OUT OF THE SOLUTION. | FLOCCULATION |
| A SINGLE DOSE OF A DRUG | UNIT DOSE |
| A HYDROPHILIC BASE | CREAM |
| THE ACT OF REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF MEDICATION TAKEN FROM A BULK BOTTLE:UNIT DOSING IS A FORM OF REPACKAGING | REPACKAGING |
| TO GRIND OR CRUNCH POWDER SUCH AS A TABLET INTO FINE PARTICLES | TRITURATE |
| A SUGAR BASED LIQUID | SYRUP |
| A HYDROPHOBIC PRODUCT SUCH AS PETROLEUM JELLY | OINTMENT |
| WATER LOVING; ANT SUBSTACE THAT EASILY GOES INTO WATER | HYDROPHILIC |
| A SOLUTION IN WHICH THE POWDER DOES NOT DISSOLVE INTO THE BASE AND WHICH MUST BE SHAKEN BEFORE USING | SUSPENSION |
| THE INGREDIENT THAT IS DISSOLVED INTO A SOLUTION | SOLUTE |