educt

[ ee-duhkt ]

noun

1. something educed; eduction.
2. Chemistry. a substance extracted from a mixture, as distinguished from a product.

educt

/ ˈiːdʌkt /

noun

1. a substance separated from another substance without chemical change Compare product

Word History and Origins

Origin of educt¹

1790–1800; < Latin ēductum something educed, noun use of neuter of ēductus educed (past participle of ēdūcere to educe ), equivalent to ē- e- ¹ + -duc- lead + -tus past participle suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of educt¹

C18: from Latin ēductus; see educe

Example Sentences

To sum up, it seems to the writer that the poison of loco is a product, and not an educt.

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It regards every organised being as generated by one of like kind, either as an educt or a product.

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Still, such ethnology as this supplies is an educt from the works in question, rather than their subject.

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