filler

filler
An inactive substance used to make a product bigger or easier to handle. For example, fillers are often used to make pills or capsules because the amount of active drug is too small to be handled conveniently.

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  • Filler — steht für: Filler (Farbe) Forint, eine ungarische Münze Filler, frühere kleinere Währungseinheit der Korona im ungarischen Reichsteil Österreich Ungarns, siehe Österreichische Krone Filler, Begriff der Tagmemik Abdecker, Berufsbezeichnung bei der …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • fillér — [ filɛr ] n. m. • 1930; mot hongr. ♦ Monnaie hongroise. Cent fillérs. ⇒ forint. ⊗ HOM. Filaire. ● filler nom masculin (anglais filler, de to fill, emplir) Matière minérale à grains très fins utilisée comme agglomérant en travaux publics. ● filler …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Filler — Fill er, n. 1. One who, or that which, fills; something used for filling. [1913 Webster] T is mere filler, to stop a vacancy in the hexameter. Dryden. [1913 Webster] They have six diggers to four fillers, so as to keep the fillers always at work …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • filler — /ˈfiller, ingl. ˈfɪlə(r)/ [vc. ingl., propriamente «riempitivo»] s. m. inv. riempitivo, additivo …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • fillér — [fēl′lār΄] n. pl. fillér or fillérs [Hung] a monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 1/ 100 of a forint …   English World dictionary

  • Filler — Fill er, n. [From 1st {Fill}.] A thill horse. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Filler — (Filir, slaw. Filjar), Dorf im Kreise Gömör des Verwaltungsgebietes Kaschau (Ungarn), Eisenhämmer, Arbeiten in Holz; 580 Ew …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • filler — fill‧er [ˈfɪlə ǁ ər] noun [countable] a short newspaper article or programme on television or radio, used to take up extra space or time, and to keep people interested: • He produced a series of short fillers for television …   Financial and business terms

  • filler — (n.) late 15c., one who fills, agent noun from FILL (Cf. fill) (v.). Meaning something used to fill is from 1590s. Specifically of food products by 1901 …   Etymology dictionary

  • filler — ► NOUN 1) something used to fill a gap or cavity, or to increase bulk. 2) an item serving only to fill space or time …   English terms dictionary

  • filler — [fil′ər] n. a person or thing that fills; specif., a) matter added to some other to increase bulk, improve consistency, etc. b) a preparation used to fill in the cracks, grain, etc. of wood before painting or varnishing c) the bunch of blended… …   English World dictionary

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