adjuvant

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  1. (in pharmacology) A substance added to a @D01863@ to speed or increase the action of the main component.
  2. (in immunology) A substance (such as aluminium hydroxide) or an organism (such as bovine tuberculosis bacillus) which increases the response to an @A00394@.
Source:
PAC, 1993, 65, 2003. (Glossary for chemists of terms used in toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)) on page 2010 [Terms] [Paper]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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