adjuvant
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AHD: /ăj'ə-vənt/
IPA: /'æd3əvənt/
X-SAMPA: /{d3@v@nt/
[edit] Etymology
From Latin adiuvāns, present participle of adiuvāre (“‘to help’”) < ad (“‘to’”) + iuvāre (“‘to help’”). First English use recorded in 17th century.
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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.
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adjuvant
- The noun used as a modifier.
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- adjuvant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- adjuvant in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- adjuvant at OneLook® Dictionary Search