n. | 1. | (Immunology) A substance added to an immunogenic agent to enhance the production of antibodies. |
2. | A substance added to a formulation of a drug which enhances the effect of the active ingredient. | |
a. | 1. | Helping; helpful; assisting. |
n. | 1. | An assistant. |
2. | (Med.) An ingredient, in a prescription, which aids or modifies the action of the principal ingredient. |
Noun | 1. | adjuvant - an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment |
Adj. | 1. | adjuvant - 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" |
2. | adjuvant - enhancing the action of a medical treatment; "the adjuvant action of certain bacteria" |