Lexic.us

Definition of Adduct

1. Noun. A compound formed by an addition reaction.

2. Verb. Draw a limb towards the body. "Adduct the thigh muscle"

Definition of Adduct

1. v. t. To draw towards a common center or a middle line.

Definition of Adduct

1. Verb. (transitive physiology) To draw towards a center or a middle line. ¹

2. Noun. (chemistry) The product of an addition reaction ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Adduct

1. to draw toward the main axis [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Adduct

1. A compound produced by the mixing of two or more chemicals. Acomplex that forms when a chemical binds to a biological molecule, such as DNA or a protein. (06 May 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adduct

addressors addrest adds adds up adduce adduceable adduced adducent adducer adducers

adduces adducible adducin adducing adducins adduct (current term) adducted adducting adduction adductions

adductive adductively adductome adductor adductor canal adductor hallucis adductor hiatus

Literary usage of Adduct

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"Thermodynamic cycle for adduct formation. Discussion In view of the results obtained from vibrational analysis, it appears that there are no vibrational ..."

2. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"(65) investigated DNA adduct formation in bronchoalveolar macrophages of smokers and ... No effect of GSTM1 on DNA and protein adduct level was observed, ..."

3. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"A variety of adduct spots were detected but none was consistently associated ... adduct spots with migration patterns similar to polynuclear hydrocarbon ..."

4. Surgery: A Practical Treatise with Special Reference to Treatment by Charles William Mansell Moullin (1893)
"... and flex and adduct the thigh upon the trunk, until, if it is not checked in some way, the limb can go no furth Muscular wasting affecting the extensors ..."

5. Children's Environmental Health Research: Indoor Mold and Children's Health edited by Allen Dearry, Gwen Collman (2000)
"PAH-DNA adduct levels in both placental tissue and infant WBC were not ... Maternal WBC adduct levels were not associated with either the CYP1A1 Mspl RFLP ..."

6. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"The characterization of TT adduct (4, 5) was essential for the ... 1) shows similarities to both the TT adduct (5) and the cyclobutyl-type dimers. ..."

7. Environmental Epidemiology by National Research Council (1991)
"key feature in adduct formation is that the substance binds cova- lently to DMA or ... If a macromolecular adduct is to be useful as a marker of exposure, ..."

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