educt

[ ee-duhkt ]

/ ˈi dʌkt /

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noun

something educed; eduction.

Chemistry. a substance extracted from a mixture, as distinguished from a product.

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Origin of educt

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

Words nearby educt

educationist, educative, educator, educatory, educe, educt, eduction, eductive, eductor, edulcorate, edutainment

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How to use educt in a sentence

To sum up, it seems to the writer that the poison of loco is a product, and not an educt.
Barium, A Cause of the Loco-Weed Disease|Albert Cornelius Crawford
It regards every organised being as generated by one of like kind, either as an educt or a product.
Kant's Critique of Judgement|Immanuel Kant
Still, such ethnology as this supplies is an educt from the works in question, rather than their subject.
Man and His Migrations|R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham

British Dictionary definitions for educt

educt

/ (ˈiːdʌkt) /

noun

a substance separated from another substance without chemical changeCompare product (def. 4)

Word Origin for educt

C18: from Latin ēductus; see educe

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