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- [aj-uh-vuh nt]
- /ˈædʒ ə vənt/
- /ˈæʤʊvənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [aj-uh-vuh nt]
- /ˈædʒ ə vənt/
Definitions of adjuvant word
- adjective adjuvant aiding or assisting 3
- noun adjuvant something that aids or assists; auxiliary 3
- noun adjuvant a drug or other substance that enhances the activity of another 3
- noun adjuvant a substance that enhances the immune response stimulated by an antigen when injected with the antigen 3
- adjective adjuvant that helps or aids; auxiliary 3
- noun adjuvant a person or thing that helps 3
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Origin of adjuvant
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
1600-10; < Latin adjuvant- (stem of adjuvāns, present participle of adjuvāre), equivalent to ad- ad- + juv- (stem of juvāre to help) + -ant- -ant
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Parts of speech for Adjuvant
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
adjuvant popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for adjuvant
adj adjuvant
- additional — Additional things are extra things apart from the ones already present.
- accessory — Accessories are items of equipment that are not usually essential, but which can be used with or added to something else in order to make it more efficient, useful, or decorative.
- accompanying — provided at the same time as something else as an extra or addition; supplementary
- attendant — An attendant is someone whose job is to serve or help people in a place such as a petrol station, a car park, or a cloakroom.
- coincident — Coincident events happen at the same time.
noun adjuvant
- impetus — a moving force; impulse; stimulus: The grant for building the opera house gave impetus to the city's cultural life.
- motivation — the act or an instance of motivating, or providing with a reason to act in a certain way: I don't understand what her motivation was for quitting her job. Synonyms: motive, inspiration, inducement, cause, impetus.
- incentive — something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity.
- stimulant — Physiology, Medicine/Medical. something that temporarily quickens some vital process or the functional activity of some organ or part: Adrenalin is a stimulant for the heart. Compare depressant (def 4).
- incitement — the act of inciting.
adjective adjuvant
- contributing — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
Antonyms for adjuvant
adj adjuvant
- needed — necessary, required, or wanted (usually used in combination): a much-needed vacation.
- necessary — being essential, indispensable, or requisite: a necessary part of the motor.
- chief — The chief of an organization is the person who is in charge of it.
- important — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- superior — higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer.
noun adjuvant
- hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
- blockage — A blockage in a pipe, tube, or tunnel is an object which blocks it, or the state of being blocked.
- prevention — the act of preventing; effectual hindrance.
- block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
- preventer — a person or thing that prevents.
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