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adjuvant definition

ad·ju·vant (aj′ə vənt)

adjective

that helps or aids; auxiliary

Etymology: L adjuvans, prp. of adjuvare: see aid

noun

  1. a person or thing that helps
  2. a substance added to a drug to aid its action, specif. in increasing immune response

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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