principio activo
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾinˌθipjo aɡˈtibo/ [pɾĩn̟ˌθi.pjo aɣ̞ˈt̪i.β̞o] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /pɾinˌsipjo aɡˈtibo/ [pɾĩnˌsi.pjo aɣ̞ˈt̪i.β̞o] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: prin‧ci‧pio ac‧ti‧vo
Noun
principio activo m (plural principios activos)
- active ingredient
- Synonym: ingrediente activo
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Further reading
- “principio activo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025