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adjuvants
Subject Category
W Physical and Chemical Sciences
Definition
An ingredient that improves the properties of a drug, vaccine or pesticide formulation.
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Broader Term
technical chemicals
Narrower Term
drug adjuvants
pesticide adjuvants
vaccine adjuvants
Spanish
adyuvantes
Term Number
199