adjuvant
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment
Types & categories
- additive hypernym
Related & opposite
- adjuvant derivation
Sense 2 adjective
furnishing added support
an ancillary pump
Related & opposite
- accessory derivation
- adjunct derivation
- auxiliary derivation
- appertain derivation
- supportive similar to
Sense 3 adjective
enhancing the action of a medical treatment
the adjuvant action of certain bacteria
Related & opposite
- adjuvant derivation
- pharmacology domain topic
- helpful similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | adjuvant |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | additive |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | accessory |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | adjunct |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | auxiliary |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | appertain |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | supportive |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | adjuvant |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | pharmacology |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | helpful |