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Webster 1913 Edition
Adjuvant
Ad′ju-vant
,Adj.
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.
Definition 2024
adjuvant
adjuvant
English
Adjective
adjuvant
- Helping; helpful; assisting. [from 16th c.]
- (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.
- 2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of all Maladies, Fourth Estate 2011, p. 219:
- (immunology) Something that contains an adjuvant. [from 20th c.]
Synonyms
Translations
helpful
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Containing an adjuvant
Noun
adjuvant (plural adjuvants)
- Someone who helps or facilitates; an assistant, a helper. [from 16th c.]
- (medicine) Something that enhances the effectiveness of a medical treatment; a supplementary treatment. [from 18th c.]
- (pharmacology) An additive (as in a drug) that aids or modifies the action of the principal ingredient. [from 19th c.]
- (immunology) A substance enhancing the immune response to an antigen. [from 20th c.]
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Related terms
French
Adjective
adjuvant m (feminine singular adjuvante, masculine plural adjuvants, feminine plural adjuvantes)
Noun
adjuvant m (plural adjuvants)