Adjuvant has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
Noun
1
an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment
2
Someone who helps or facilitates; an assistant, a helper.
Adjective
1
furnishing added support
"an ancillary pump"
"an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"
"The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other"
2
enhancing the action of a medical treatment
"the adjuvant action of certain bacteria"
3
Helping; helpful; assisting.
Example Sentences
"an ancillary pump"
adjective
"an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"
adjective
"The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other"
adjective
"the adjuvant action of certain bacteria"
adjective
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