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adduct

Verb (transitive)

ad=duct

WORDNET DICTIONARY

adduct(n = noun.substance) Array - a compound formed by an addition reaction; Array

adduct(v = verb.contact) Array - draw a limb towards the body; "adduct the thigh muscle"

Antonym: abduct

Derived forms noun adduction₁, adjective adductive₁, noun adductor₁

Sample sentence:
Something ----s

adduct, v. t. [L. adductus, p. p. of adducere. See Adduce.].

To draw towards a common center or a middle line. Huxley. [1913 Webster]

adduct, v.tr. draw towards a middle line, esp. draw (a limb) towards the middle line of the body.

Derivative

adduction n.

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