adjuvant

adjuvant has 8 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 8.

Definitions

• n.. A substance added to an immunogenic agent to enhance the production of antibodies.
• n.. A substance added to a formulation of a drug which enhances the effect of the active ingredient.
• a.. Helping; helpful; assisting.
• n.. An assistant.
• n.. An ingredient, in a prescription, which aids or modifies the action of the principal ingredient.
• n.. an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment
• a.. enhancing the action of a medical treatment; "the adjuvant action of certain bacteria"
• a.. furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other"