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adduct
[ verb uh-duhkt; noun ad-uhkt ]
verb (used with object)
- Physiology. to move or draw toward the axis of the body or one of its parts ( abduct ).
noun
- 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
/ əˈʌ /
verb
- (of a muscle) to draw or pull (a leg, arm, etc) towards the median axis of the body Compare abduct
noun
- chem a compound formed by direct combination of two or more different compounds or elements
Derived Forms
- ˈܳپDz, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ܳ·پ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of adduct1
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Example Sentences
When they are mostly closed, or adducted, air exhaled from the lungs generates sound as it passes through the cords.
This completely restores one of the bases that was crosslinked, and leaves an adduct on the other.
When sarin gets into the blood, it binds with proteins to form “protein adducts” which can be detected more than a month after exposure.
Loss of this subunit impedes alkylation adduct repair kinetics and increases sensitivity to alkylating agents, but not other forms of DNA damage.
Identification was not possible for those features with no fragmentation, or lacking significant supporting adducts.
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