Hypertext Webster Gateway: "adjuvant"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Adjuvant \Ad"ju*vant\, a. [L. adjuvans, p. pr. of adjuvare to
aid: cf. F. adjuvant. See {Aid}.]
Helping; helpful; assisting. [R.] ``Adjuvant causes.''
--Howell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Adjuvant \Ad"ju*vant\, n.
1. An assistant. [R.] --Yelverton.
2. (Med.) An ingredient, in a prescription, which aids or
modifies the action of the principal ingredient.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
adjuvant
adj 1: 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" [syn: {accessory}, {adjunct}, {ancillary},
{appurtenant}, {auxiliary}, {subsidiary}]
2: (pharmacology) enhancing the action of a medical treatment;
"the adjuvant action of certain bacteria"
n : an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical
treatment
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