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Freund's adjuvant

[ froindz ]

noun

, Immunology.
  1. a water-in-oil emulsion injected with immunogen Freund'sincompleteadjuvant or with immunogen and killed mycobacteria Freund'scompleteadjuvant 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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