A Topical Dictionary: Search for adjuvant

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English

Pronunciation

w:The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language|AHD: /ăj'ə-vənt/
w:International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA: /'æd3əvənt/
w:X-SAMPA|X-SAMPA: /{d3@v@nt/

Etymology

From Latin adjuvāns, present participle of adjuvāre, from juvāre, to help. First English use recorded in 17th century.

Noun

adjuvant (plural adjuvants)

A thing which aids or assists; an auxiliary.
One who helps or facilitates; an assistant.
(Medicine) An additive (as in a drug) that aids or modifies the action of the principal ingredient.
(Medicine) Something (as in a method) that enhances the effectiveness of a medical treatment.
(Immunology) A substance enhancing the immune response to an antigen.

Synonyms

accessory|Accessory, assistant, attendant, satellite, secondary, subordinate, subservient, subsidiary.

Adjective

The noun used as a modifier.

Synonyms

Ancillary, complementary, contributory, extra, supporting

Related terms

Adjutant

cs:adjuvant fr:adjuvant io:adjuvant id:adjuvant hu:adjuvant ru:adjuvant ta:adjuvant vi:adjuvant tr:adjuvant

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.
[1913 Webster]

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Adjuvant \Ad"ju*vant\ ([a^]d"j[-u]*vant), n. [L. adjuvamentum,
fr. adjuvare to help; ad + juvare to help.]
1. An assistant. [R.] --Yelverton. AS
[1913 Webster]

2. (Med.) An ingredient in a prescription drug, which aids or
modifies the action of the principal ingredient. AS
[1913 Webster]

3. (Med., Immunology) A substance that non-specifically
enhances immune response to an antigen, such as by
enhancing the production of antibodies. --AS
[AS]

WordNet adjuvant
adj 1: relating to something that is added but is not essential;
"an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms
of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxilliary
to each other" [syn: accessory, adjunct, ancillary,
appurtenant, auxiliary, subsidiary]
2: enhancing the action of a medical treatment; "the adjuvant
action of certain bacteria"
n : an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical
treatment

Moby Dictionary
accession , accessory , accompaniment , addenda , addendum , additament ,
addition , additive , additory , additum , adjunct , alterative ,
analeptic , ancillary , annex , annexation , appanage , appendage ,
appendant , appurtenance , appurtenant , assistant , assisting ,
attachment , augment , augmentation , auxiliary , carminative , coda ,
collateral , complement , concomitant , continuation , contributory ,
corollary , corrective , counterirritant , curative , emmenagogue ,
expectorant , extension , extrapolation , fixture , fostering , healing ,
helping , hormone , iatric , increase , increment , instrumental ,
maturative , medicative , medicinal , ministerial , ministering ,
ministrant , nurtural , nutricial , offshoot , pendant , reinforcement ,
remedial , restorative , sanative , sanatory , serving , side effect ,
side issue , subservient , subsidiary , supplement , synergistic ,
tailpiece , therapeutic , theriac , undergirding , vasodilator ,
vitamin