Meaning & use
adjuvant
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Helping or enhancing the effect of a primary medical treatment.
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The doctor recommended adjuvant chemotherapy after the tumor was surgically removed.
Researchers added an adjuvant to the vaccine to boost the immune response.
A note on using this word
Also used as a noun to name the substance itself, as in 'a vaccine adjuvant.'
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2. noun
A substance added to a vaccine or drug to strengthen the body's response to it.
The vaccine contains an adjuvant that helps the immune system react more strongly.
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