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Provided by the compucert adjuvant \AJ-uh-vuhnt\,
adjective:
- Serving to help or assist; auxiliary.
- Assisting in the prevention, amelioration, or cure of disease.
- A person or thing that aids or helps.
- Anything that aids in removing or preventing a disease, esp. a substance added to a prescription to aid the effect of the main ingredient.
- Immunology. a substance admixed with an immunogen in order to elicit a more marked immune response.
Adjuvant comes from Latin adiuvāns, adiuvant-, present participle of adiuvāre, to help.
Restless Lip Syndrome - When a person keeps interupting a conversation and can't keep her mouth shut.
Chris has to come my house to drink because when we're at his house, Lindas Restless Lip Syndrome prevents us from carrying on a conversation.
TriviaWhat does a hippologist study?
- Horses.
- Treaty of San Ildefonso: secret pact in which Spain ceded Louisiana to France was signed (1800)
- Yosemite National Park: central California preserve called "the greatest marvel of the continent" was established (1800)
- Walt Disney World: world's largest resort opened its doors southwest of Orlando (1971)
- Jimmy Carter (85): worst US president ever; England's king Henry III (1207-1272) shared this birth date
Julie Andrews (74): actress, Mary Poppins, The Princess Diaries, Shrek 2; also, actors Walter Matthau (1920-2000), James Whitmore (1921-2009), Tom Bosley (82), Stella Stevens (71), Stephen Collins (62), Randy Quaid (59), Yvette Freeman (52), Esai Morales (47), Christopher Titus (45), Jurnee Smollett (23) and Brie Larson (20) - Dave Holland (63): avant-garde jazz bassist and composer; other musicians born on this date include Vladimir Horowitz (1904-1989), Roger Williams (85) and Jerry Martini (66)
- Mark McGwire (46): slugger who beat Roger Maris' home-run record; baseball player Rod Carew (64) shares this birth date
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