adduct

[ verb uh-duhkt; noun ad-uhkt ]

/ verb əˈdʌkt; noun ˈæd ʌkt /

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verb (used with object)

Physiology. to move or draw toward the axis of the body or one of its parts (opposed to abduct).

noun

Also called addition compound .Chemistry. a combination of two or more independently stable compounds by means of van der Waals' forces, coordinate bonds, or covalent bonds.Compare clathrate (def. 2), inclusion complex.

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Origin of adduct

First recorded in 1830–40; from Latin adductus “drawn to,” past participle of addūcere “to bring into”;see adduce

OTHER WORDS FROM adduct

ad·duc·tive, adjective

Words nearby adduct

addressee, addressing machine, Addressograph, adduce, adducent, adduct, adduction, adductor, add up, add up to, addy

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How to use adduct in a sentence

Contraction of the anterior pterygoid when the jaw was in this position pulled the mandible forward and did not adduct it.
The Adductor Muscles of the Jaw In Some Primitive Reptiles|Richard C. Fox
Could flex, extend, and adduct and abduct the wrist; some power of flexion in index finger, in others none.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900|George Henry Makins
And yet, in the cat and the dog, it is also able to adduct the first metacarpal bone.
Artistic Anatomy of Animals|douard Cuyer

British Dictionary definitions for adduct

adduct

/ (əˈdʌkt) /

verb (tr)

(of a muscle) to draw or pull (a leg, arm, etc) towards the median axis of the bodyCompare abduct (def. 2)

noun

chem a compound formed by direct combination of two or more different compounds or elements

Derived forms of adduct

adduction, noun

Word Origin for adduct

C19: from Latin addūcere; see adduce

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