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Adjective adjuvant has 2 senses

accessory, adjunct, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary, subsidiary - relating to something that is added but is not essential; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxilliary to each other"
Antonym: unsupportive (indirect, via supportive)
adjuvant - enhancing the action of a medical treatment; "the adjuvant action of certain bacteria"
Antonym: unhelpful (indirect, via helpful)

Noun adjuvant has 1 sense

adjuvant - an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment
--₁ is a kind of additive