adjuvant

Noun
  1. An additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment (synset 102683801)
    is a type of: additive - something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine
Adjective
  1. Furnishing added support (synset 302363453)
    "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other"
    similar to: supportive - furnishing support or assistance
    same as: accessory, adjunct, ancillary, appurtenant, auxiliary
  2. Enhancing the action of a medical treatment (synset 301199641)
    "the adjuvant action of certain bacteria"
    referred to in: materia medica, pharmacological medicine, pharmacology - the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects
    similar to: helpful - providing assistance or serving a useful function

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