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
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.
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
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
