adduct
[ verb uh-duhkt; noun ad-uhkt ]
/ verb əˈdʌkt; noun ˈæd ʌkt /
verb (used with object)
Physiology.
to move or draw toward the axis of the body or one of its parts (opposed to abduct).
noun
Also called addition compound. 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.
Origin of adduct
OTHER WORDS FROM adduct
ad·duc·tive, adjectiveWords nearby adduct
Example sentences from the Web for adduct
And yet, in the cat and the dog, it is also able to adduct the first metacarpal bone.
Artistic Anatomy of Animals |douard CuyerCould flex, extend, and adduct and abduct the wrist; some power of flexion in index finger, in others none.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 |George Henry MakinsContraction of the anterior pterygoid when the jaw was in this position pulled the mandible forward and did not adduct it.
The Adductor Muscles of the Jaw In Some Primitive Reptiles |Richard C. Fox
British Dictionary definitions for adduct
adduct
/ (əˈdʌkt) /
verb (tr)
(of a muscle) to draw or pull (a leg, arm, etc) towards the median axis of the body
Compare abduct (def. 2)
noun
chem
a compound formed by direct combination of two or more different compounds or elements
Derived forms of adduct
adduction, nounWord Origin for adduct
C19: from Latin
addūcere; see
adduce
Medical definitions for adduct
adduct
[ ə-dŭkt′, ă-dŭkt′ ]
v.
To draw inward toward the median axis of the body or toward an adjacent part or limb.