Pronunciation: | | u'dukt
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] a compound formed by an addition reaction
- [v] draw a limb towards the body; "adduct the thigh muscle"
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ADDUCT is a 6 letter word that starts with A. |
| Antonyms: | | abduct |
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| See Also: | | chemical compound, compound, draw, force, pull |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Ad*duct"\, v. t. [L. adductus, p. p. of adducere. See
{Adduce}.] (Physiol.)
To draw towards a common center or a middle line. --Huxley.
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Biology Dictionary |
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- A compound produced by the mixing of two or more chemicals.
- A complex that forms when a chemical binds to a biological molecule, such as DNA or protein.
- A compound formed by the fusion of two molecules (or, less often, atoms) which are then held together by a coordinate covalent bond.
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