Adjacent Words

Adjuvant definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ADJU'VANT, a. Helping; assisting.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other" [syn: accessory, adjunct, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary]
2: enhancing the action of a medical treatment; "the adjuvant action of certain bacteria" n
1: an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: French or Latin; French, from Latin adjuvant-, adjuvans, present participle of adjuvare to aid — more at aid Date: 1574 1. serving to aid or contribute ; auxiliary 2. assisting in the prevention, amelioration, or cure of disease <adjuvant chemotherapy following surgery> II. noun Date: 1609 one that helps or facilitates: as a. an ingredient (as in a prescription or a solution) that modifies the action of the principal ingredient b. something (as a drug or method) that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment <used chemotherapy as an adjuvant to surgery> c. a substance (as one added to a vaccine) enhancing the immune response to an antigen

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. helpful, auxiliary. --n. an adjuvant person or thing. Etymology: F adjuvant or L adjuvare (as AD-, juvare jut- help)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Adjuvant Ad"ju*vant, a. [L. adjuvans, p. pr. of adjuvare to aid: cf. F. adjuvant. See Aid.] Helping; helpful; assisting. [R.] ``Adjuvant causes.'' --Howell.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Adjuvant Ad"ju*vant, n. 1. An assistant. [R.] --Yelverton. 2. (Med.) An ingredient, in a prescription, which aids or modifies the action of the principal ingredient.

Moby Thesaurus

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