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Adjuvant
/ˈædʒ.ə.vənt/
Someone who helps or facilitates; an assistant, a helper.
📖 Definitions of "Adjuvant"
noun
- 1
Someone who helps or facilitates; an assistant, a helper.
- 2
Something that enhances the effectiveness of a medical treatment; a supplementary treatment.
- 3
An additive (as in a drug) that aids or modifies the action of the principal ingredient.
- 4
(pesticide science) An additive (often a separate product) that enhances the efficacy of pesticide products, but has little or no pesticidal activity itself.
adjective
- 1
Helping; helpful; assisting.
- 2
Designating a supplementary form of treatment, especially a cancer therapy administered after removal of a primary tumour.
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