principio attivo
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “active principle.” Compare French principe actif.
Noun edit
principio attivo m (plural principi attivi)
- (medicine) active ingredient
- 2021, Masterchef Italia, season 10, episode 9, spoken by Bruno Barbieri:
- La cipolla rossa di Tropea invece contiene molto ossido nitroso, lo stesso principio attivo della pillolina blu.
- The red onion of Tropea, on the other hand, contains a lot of nitrous oxide, the same active ingredient of the little blue pill.