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annectent

or an·nec·tant

[ uh-nek-tuh nt ]
/ əˈnɛk tənt /

adjective Zoology.

connecting or linking, as a group of animals transitional between two other species, families, classes, etc.

Nearby words

  1. anne of cleves,
  2. anne of denmark,
  3. anne of france,
  4. anneal,
  5. annealing,
  6. annectent gyrus,
  7. annecy,
  8. annelid,
  9. annelida,
  10. annensky

Origin of annectent

1820–30; < Latin annectent- (stem of annectēns tying to, present participle of annectere), equivalent to an- an-2 + nect- bind + -ent- -ent
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Medicine definitions for annectent

annectent

[ ə-nĕk′tənt ]

adj.

Connected with; joined.
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