adduct

[ verb uh-duhkt; noun ad-uhkt ]

verb (used with object)

1. Physiology. to move or draw toward the axis of the body or one of its parts ( abduct ).

noun

1. Also called ad·di·tion com·pound [uh, -, dish, -, uh, n kom-pound]. Chemistry. a combination of two or more independently stable compounds by means of van der Waals' forces, coordinate bonds, or covalent bonds. Compare clathrate ( def 2 ), inclusion complex.

adduct

/ əˈdʌkt /

verb

1. (of a muscle) to draw or pull (a leg, arm, etc) towards the median axis of the body Compare abduct

noun

1. chem a compound formed by direct combination of two or more different compounds or elements

Derived Forms

• adˈduction, noun

Other Words From

• ad·duc·tive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of adduct¹

First recorded in 1830–40; from Latin adductus “drawn to,” past participle of addūcere “to bring into”; adduce

Word History and Origins

Origin of adduct¹

C19: from Latin addūcere; see adduce

Example Sentences

When they are mostly closed, or adducted, air exhaled from the lungs generates sound as it passes through the cords.

From Science Daily

This completely restores one of the bases that was crosslinked, and leaves an adduct on the other.

From Nature

When sarin gets into the blood, it binds with proteins to form “protein adducts” which can be detected more than a month after exposure.

From The Guardian

Loss of this subunit impedes alkylation adduct repair kinetics and increases sensitivity to alkylating agents, but not other forms of DNA damage.

From Nature

Identification was not possible for those features with no fragmentation, or lacking significant supporting adducts.

From Nature