In′ter-cip′i-ent1, a.
a. Intercepting; seizing by the way; stopping.
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Intercipient
In’ter-cip’i-ent2, n.
n. [Lat. intercipiens, p. pr. of intercipere. See INTERCEPT.] He who, or that which, intercepts, or stops on the passage. Wiseman.