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Grammar : Noun
Spell : aj-uh-vuh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈædʒ ə vənt



Definition of adjuvants

  • As in catalyst : noun something which incites activity
  • As in leavening : noun catalyst
Example sentences :
  • Some practitioners favor the employment of adjuvants to the quinia.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I » by Various
  • They chop off the end of a green cocoanut, and pour in on the juice of it French brandy and other adjuvants.
  • Extract from : « Cabbages and Kings » by O. Henry
  • These spirits are principally employed as aromatics and stimulants, or as adjuvants in draughts and mixtures.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley
  • Where it is thought requisite, internal medication and various hygienic measures may be advantageously resorted to as adjuvants.
  • Extract from : « The Electric Bath » by George M. Schweig
  • They are too slow in their action, however, to be relied on otherwise than as adjuvants to cathartics.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I » by Various
  • Some of the most unworthy motives and adjuvants were mixed up in the reform movement.
  • Extract from : « The Century of Columbus » by James J. Walsh

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