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NOUN (1)

1. an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment;


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. furnishing added support;
- Example: "an ancillary pump"
- Example: "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"
- Example: "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other"
[syn: accessory, adjunct, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary]

2. enhancing the action of a medical treatment;
- Example: "the adjuvant action of certain bacteria"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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 (r) 3.0 (2006):

adjuvant
    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