Freund's adjuvant

[froindz]

noun

Immunology.

1. a water-in-oil emulsion injected with immunogen Freund'sincompleteadjuvant or with immunogen and killed mycobacteria Freund'scompleteadjuvant to enhance the immune response to the immunogen.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Freund's adjuvant¹

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

Example Sentences

Willem Overwijk, an associate professor in the department of melanoma medical oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center, and his colleagues found that a mineral oil known as incomplete Freund’s adjuvant, or IFA, that is added to cancer vaccines to stimulate the immune system, may do too good a job.

From Time

Also, the researchers in the new study used an additive called complete Freund’s adjuvant to boost the immune reponse in the mice.

From US News