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adjuvant
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ad·ju·vant  (j-vnt)
n.
1. A pharmacological agent added to a drug to increase or aid its effect.
2. An immunological agent that increases the antigenic response.
[From Latin adiuvns, adiuvant-, present participle of adiuvre, to help; see aid.]
adjuvant
Medicine. a substance added to a medicinal preparation to assist the action of the principal ingredient.
See also: Drugs
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Noun1.adjuvant - an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment
additive - something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine
Adj.1.adjuvant - furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other"
adjunct, ancillary, appurtenant, auxiliary, accessory
supportive - furnishing support or assistance; "a supportive family network"; "his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer"
2.adjuvant - enhancing the action of a medical treatment; "the adjuvant action of certain bacteria"
materia medica, pharmacological medicine, pharmacology - the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects
helpful - providing assistance or serving a useful function
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