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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of educt1

C18: from Latin ēductus; see educe
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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