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Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : aj-uh-vuh nt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈædʒ ə vənt

Definition of adjuvant

As in auxiliary : adj supplementary
As in subordinate : adj lesser, supplementary
As in subservient : adj secondary, useful
As in subsidiary : adj secondary, helpful
As in supportive : adj auxiliary
As in collateral : adj indirect, secondary
As in concomitant : adj contributing, accompanying
As in ancillary : adj extra; supplementary
As in catalyst : noun something which incites activity
As in leavening : noun catalyst

Example sentences :

It is added to other medicines, either as a corrective, or adjuvant.
Extract from : « Birds and Nature Vol. 11 No. 4 [April 1902] » by Various

This tincture is reputed pectoral and expectorant; but it is chiefly used as an adjuvant in mixtures, on account of its flavour.
Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley

There is no scientific evidence that it has any value either alone or as an adjuvant to sandal oil.
Extract from : « The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2 » by Various

How the use of yeast as an adjuvant to otherwise inadequate food mixtures exerts its beneficial effect is not yet made clear.
Extract from : « The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2 » by Various

Epinephrin, or pituitary extract, is used as an adjuvant intravenously to increase the cardiac movement after it has been started.
Extract from : « The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation » by Austin O'Malley

If the patients are bothering their relatives very much it may be necessary to give some opium as an adjuvant.
Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by James J. Walsh

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