ADDUCT
adduct
(noun) a compound formed by an addition reaction
adduct
(verb) draw a limb towards the body; “adduct the thigh muscle”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
adduct (third-person singular simple present adducts, present participle adducting, simple past and past participle adducted)
(transitive, physiology) To draw towards a center or a middle line.
Noun
adduct (plural adducts)
(chemistry) The product of an addition reaction.
Source: Wiktionary
Ad*duct", v. t. Etym: [L. adductus, p. p. of adducere. See Adduce.] (Physiol.)
Definition: To draw towards a common center or a middle line. Huxley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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