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Freund's adjuvant
[ froindz ]
noun
, Immunology.
- 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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Freund's adjuvant1
1945–50; after Jules Freund (1891–1960), Hungarian-born U.S. immunologist
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