adjuvant

adjuvant is a 8-letter English word with 8 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A substance added to an immunogenic agent to enhance the production of antibodies. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 24 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A substance added to an immunogenic agent to enhance the production of antibodies.
2. noun. A substance added to a formulation of a drug which enhances the effect of the active ingredient.
3. adjective. Helping; helpful; assisting.
4. noun. An assistant.
5. noun. An ingredient, in a prescription, which aids or modifies the action of the principal ingredient.
6. noun. an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment
7. adjective. enhancing the action of a medical treatment

   "the adjuvant action of certain bacteria"

8. adjective. furnishing added support

   "an ancillary pump"

   "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"

   Synonyms: accessory, adjunct, ancillary, appurtenant, auxiliary

Synonyms

accessory, adjunct, ancillary, appurtenant, auxiliary

Common word forms

adjuvants

Words from these letters

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