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Webster 1913 Edition


Adjuvant

Ad′ju-vant

,
Adj.
[L.
adjuvans
, p. pr. of
adjuvare
to aid: cf. F.
adjuvant
. See
Aid
.]
Helping; helpful; assisting.
[R.]
Adjuvant causes.”
Howell.

Ad′ju-vant

(ăd′jū̍-vant)
,
Noun.
[L.
adjuvamentum
, fr.
adjuvare
to help;
ad
+
juvare
to help.]
1.
An assistant.
[R.]
Yelverton.
AS
2.
(Med.)
An ingredient in a prescription drug, which aids or modifies the action of the principal ingredient.
AS

Webster 1828 Edition


Adjuvant

ADJU'VANT

,
Adj.
Helping; assisting.

Definition 2024


adjuvant

adjuvant

English

Adjective

adjuvant

  1. Helping; helpful; assisting. [from 16th c.]
  2. (medicine) Designating a supplementary form of treatment; specifically, a cancer therapy administered after removal of a primary tumour. [from 19th c.]
    • 2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of all Maladies, Fourth Estate 2011, p. 219:
      Adjuvant chemotherapy, Carbone conjectured, could be the surgeon's little helper.
  3. (immunology) Something that contains an adjuvant. [from 20th c.]

Synonyms

Translations

Noun

adjuvant (plural adjuvants)

  1. Someone who helps or facilitates; an assistant, a helper. [from 16th c.]
  2. (medicine) Something that enhances the effectiveness of a medical treatment; a supplementary treatment. [from 18th c.]
  3. (pharmacology) An additive (as in a drug) that aids or modifies the action of the principal ingredient. [from 19th c.]
  4. (immunology) A substance enhancing the immune response to an antigen. [from 20th c.]

Synonyms

Related terms


French

Adjective

adjuvant m (feminine singular adjuvante, masculine plural adjuvants, feminine plural adjuvantes)

  1. adjuvant

Noun

adjuvant m (plural adjuvants)

  1. adjuvant

Latin

Verb

adjuvant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of adjuvō