adduct

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adductus, past participle of adduco. See adduce.

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adduct (third-person singular simple present adducts, present participle adducting, simple past and past participle adducted)

  1. (transitive, physiology) To draw towards a center or a middle line.
    Antonym: abduct
    Coordinate term: circumduct

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Noun

adduct (plural adducts)

  1. (chemistry) The product of an addition reaction.

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