ADDUCT - Definition

Pronunciation:		u'dukt
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a compound formed by an addition reaction [v] draw a limb towards the body; "adduct the thigh muscle"

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	Antonyms:	abduct

	See Also:	chemical compound, compound, draw, force, pull

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	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.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	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.