Freund's adjuvant

[ froindz ]

nounImmunology.
  1. a water-in-oil emulsion injected with immunogen (Freund's incomplete adjuvant ) or with immunogen and killed mycobacteria (Freund's complete adjuvant ) to enhance the immune response to the immunogen.

Origin of Freund's adjuvant

1
1945–50; after Jules Freund (1891–1960), Hungarian-born U.S. immunologist

Words Nearby Freund's adjuvant

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023