adduct

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/əˈdʌkt/
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/əˈdʌkt/ · /ˈæ.dʌkt/

Definition of adduct

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To draw towards a center or a middle line.
    “Coordinate term: circumduct”
    “The therapist explained how certain muscles adduct the leg toward the body.”
    “The patient was unable to adduct his thumb after the injury.”
    “to adduct a limb”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To draw towards a center or a middle line.
    “Coordinate term: circumduct”
    “The therapist explained how certain muscles adduct the leg toward the body.”
    “The patient was unable to adduct his thumb after the injury.”
    “to adduct a limb”

noun

  1. The product of an addition reaction.

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Etymology

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

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