adjuvant

in pharmacology, in immunology
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00150
  1. A substance added to a drug to speed or increase the action of the main component.
  2. A substance (such as aluminium hydroxide) or an organism (such as bovine tuberculosis bacillus) which increases the response to an antigen.
Source:
PAC, 1993, 65, 2003. (Glossary for chemists of terms used in toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)) on page 2010 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'adjuvant' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00150 RIS BibTex EndNote
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