Antonyms for adjuvant
Grammar : Adj, noun |
Spell : aj-uh-vuh nt |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈædʒ ə vənt |
- accidental
- block
- blockage
- body
- chance
- chief
- controlling
- different
- direct
- discouragement
- dissimilar
- domineering
- first-class
- first-rate
- hindrance
- important
- independent
- main
- major
- necessary
- needed
- preventer
- prevention
- primary
- principal
- source
- strong
- superior
- unhelpful
- unnecessary
- unrelated
- useless
- vital
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
- 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
Synonyms for adjuvant
- abetting
- accessory
- accompanying
- added
- additional
- adjunctive
- adjuvant
- agitator
- agreeing
- aiding
- ancillary
- appurtenant
- assistant
- assisting
- associated with
- associative
- attendant
- attending
- auxiliary
- backup
- baser
- belonging
- below par
- branch
- bush-league
- circuitous
- coefficient
- coetaneous
- coeval
- coexistent
- coincident
- coincidental
- collateral
- complementary
- concomitant
- concordant
- concurrent
- conducive
- confirmatory
- conjoined
- conjoined with
- connected
- contemporaneous
- contemporary
- contributory
- cooperative
- coordinate
- corollary
- corresponding
- corroborative
- coterminous
- coupled with
- dependent
- enzyme
- extra
- fellow
- ferment
- flunky
- goad
- helpful
- impetus
- impulse
- in tempo
- in time
- incendiary
- incentive
- incident
- incitation
- incitement
- inferior
- insignificant
- instrumental
- isochronal
- isochronous
- joint
- junior
- lateral
- leaven
- lesser
- low
- lower
- minor
- motivation
- not lineal
- paltry
- parallel
- radical stimulus
- reactant
- reactionary
- related
- reserve
- roundabout
- satellite
- second-fiddle
- second-string
- secondary
- serviceable
- side
- smaller
- spare
- spark plug
- spur
- stimulant
- sub
- subaltern
- subalternate
- subject
- submissive
- subnormal
- subordinate
- subservient
- subsidary
- subsidiary
- substract
- supplemental
- supplementary
- supporting
- synchronal
- synchronous
- synergetic
- synergist
- synergistic
- tributary
- tributory
- under
- underaverage
- unequal
- useful
- wave maker
- yeast
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