Pharmaceutical Excipients

White or greyish white Powder Practically insoluble in acetone, in anhydrous ethanol, and in toluene.

White crystal or crystalline powder. Freely soluble in water and sparingly soluble in alcohol.

White to slightly yellowish very fine powder. Practically insoluble in cold water and in ethanol 96%

White or almost white powder Freely soluble in water practically insoluble in alcohol.

Colorless, transparent, oily liquid, free from fluorescence in daylight. Practically insoluble in water,Slightly soluble in ethanol (96%), miscible with hydrocarbons

white or almost white solid with a waxy or paraffin-like appearance

White crystalline powder. freely soluble in water sparingly soluble in ethanol.96%

White Or Almost White Crystalline Or Granular Powder Or Flakes, Slightly Hygroscopic Freely Soluble In Water, Sparingly Soluble In Ethanol (90%)

White relatively free flowing powder.

White or almost white, crystalline powder Practically insoluble in water and in ethanol(96 per cent). It dissolves in dilute hydrochloric acid and in dilute nitric acid

Oily, colourless or brownish-yellow, clear or slightly opalescent liquid. Dispersible in water, in anhydrous ethanol, in ethyl acetate and in methanol, practically insoluble in fatty oils and in liquid paraffin

White to off white crystalline or granular powder. Soluble in water.

A white crystalline powder; odourless of almost odourless ; hygroscopic Freely soluble in water; sparingly soluble in ethanol (95 per cent) ; practically insoluble in fixed oils

Free flowing powder

It is a viscous, colorless liquid which is nearly odorless but possesses a faintly sweet taste.

The typical spherical granules

White crystalline powder. Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. Water Solubility: soluble

White or colorless crystalline solid Practically insoluble in water, very soluble in ethanol and in light petroleum. Freely soluble in fatty oils and in liquid paraffin, very slightly soluble in glycerol.

Whiteness Powder

A white, crystalline powder reely soluble in water, sparingly soluble in alcohol, practically insoluble in methylene chloride.

Off-white to white powder

white, free-flowing granular powder soluble cellulose ethers, both soluble in hot and cold water.

White, translucent, soft unctuous, retaining these characters on storage & when melted& allowed to cool without stirring; not more then slightly florescent by day light, even melted; odorless when rubbed on screen Soluble in chloroform, in ether & in light petroleum (boiling range 40-60 ïC), the solution. Sometimes showing a slight opalescence, insoluble in ethanol (95%) & in water.

White crystalline powder or small opaque monoclinic crystals, Freely soluble in water, insoluble in 95% ethanol

White or almost white, crystalline powder or brilliant, colourless crystals