What is the meaning of adjuvant?

noun

  • An additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment.

adjective

  • Furnishing added support.
    • usage: "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other"
  • Enhancing the action of a medical treatment.
    • usage: "the adjuvant action of certain bacteria"
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