adjunctive

adjunctive
a) forming an adjunct
b) additional; neither basic nor primary: "adjunctive therapy"
2. noun
a) a connector joining two components of the same weight, such as a coordinating conjunction
b) a substance added as a supplement; often in the phrase "additives and adjunctives."

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  • Adjunctive — Ad*junc tive, a. [L. adjunctivus, fr. adjungere. See {Adjunct}.] Joining; having the quality of joining; forming an adjunct. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Adjunctive — Ad*junc tive, n. One who, or that which, is joined. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • adjunctive — [ə juŋk′tiv] adj. [LL adjunctivus] that constitutes an adjunct adjunctively adv …   English World dictionary

  • adjunctive — connected connected adj. 1. p. p. of {connect}. [Narrower terms: {abutting, adjacent, adjoining, bordering(prenominal), conterminous, coterminous, contiguous}] [Narrower terms: {adjunctive}] [Narrower terms: {affined}] [Narrower terms:… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • adjunctive — ad·junc·tive ə jəŋ(k) tiv, a adj involving the medical use of an adjunct <adjunctive therapy> ad·junc·tive·ly adv …   Medical dictionary

  • adjunctive — adjunct ► NOUN 1) an additional and supplementary part. 2) Grammar a word or phrase in a sentence other than the verb or predicate. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ connected in an auxiliary way. DERIVATIVES adjunctive adjective. ORIGIN from Latin adjungere adjoin …   English terms dictionary

  • adjunctive — adjective see adjunct I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • adjunctive — adjunctively, adv. /euh jungk tiv/, adj. forming an adjunct. [1745 55; ADJUNCT + IVE] * * * …   Universalium

  • adjunctive — ad·junc·tive || É™ dʒʌŋktɪv adj. forming an adjunct, supplemental; secondary …   English contemporary dictionary

  • adjunctive — ad·junc·tive …   English syllables

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