adjuvant
[adjective]
Synonyms: auxiliary, accessory, ancillary, appurtenant, collateral, contributory, subservient, subsidiary

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Antonyms: counteractive
Contrasted words: antagonistic, negating, negativing, neutralizing, hindering, impeding, obstructing
Related Words: synergistic

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

adjuvant adjective & noun. ['adʒʊv(ǝ)nt] L16.
[French, or Latin adjuvant- pres. ppl stem of adjuvare, from ad AD- + juvare help: see -ANT¹.]
A. adjective.
1. Helpful, auxiliary. L16.

2. Medicine. Designating therapy applied after the initial treatment of cancer, esp. to suppress secondary tumour formation. L20.
b. noun.
1. A help; a helper. E17.

2. Medicine. Something given to augment the effect of a drug or other agent; now esp. a substance which enhances the body's immune response to an antigen. M19.

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