adjuvant
adjuvant is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.An assistant. [R.] Yelverton.
- 2.(Med.) An ingredient, in a prescription, which aids or modifies the action of the principal ingredient.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abettor
- accessory
- accomplice
- adherent
- adjunct
- adjutant
- advocate
- after
- ally
- alter
- angel
- assistant
- associate
- auxiliary
- backer
- candle
- champion
- clerk
- coadjutor
- coadjutrix
- collaborator
- colleague
- complice
- confederate
- confidant
- confrere
- cooperator
- court
- criminal
- dupe
- ego
- entertainment
- fact
- friend
- genius
- girl
- gopher
- guardian
- hand
- handmaid
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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