adjuvant

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment
• Hypernyms:
additive

II - adjective

1. furnishing added support
- an ancillary pump
- an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism
- The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other
• Syn:
accessory, adjunct, ancillary, appurtenant, auxiliary
• Similar to:
supportive
• Derivationally related forms:
auxiliary (for: auxiliary), appertain (for: appurtenant), appurtenance (for: appurtenant), adjunct (for: adjunct), accessory (for: accessory)
2. enhancing the action of a medical treatment
- the adjuvant action of certain bacteria
• Similar to:
helpful
• Topics:
pharmacology, pharmacological medicine, materia medica

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  accessory, adjunct, ancillary, appurtenant, auxiliary