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

Contraction of the anterior pterygoid when the jaw was in this position pulled the mandible forward and did not adduct it.

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Could flex, extend, and adduct and abduct the wrist; some power of flexion in index finger, in others none.

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And yet, in the cat and the dog, it is also able to adduct the first metacarpal bone.

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