adduct
/əˈdʌkt/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈdʌkt/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈdəkt a-/ (ame, mw)
adduct — verb
- adductpresent simple I / you / we / they
- adducts3rd person singular
- adducting-ing form
- adductedpast simple
1. to move an arm, leg, finger, or other body part inward toward the body's center
to move an arm, leg, finger, or other body part inward toward the body's center line, or closer to the part beside it
The therapist asked Mateo to adduct his left knee during the balance test.
adduct + body part in a rehab setting
After the strain, Salma could not adduct her shoulder without sharp pain.
The exercise band helps patients adduct the hip in a steady way.
During class, the coach showed Hugo how to adduct both elbows slowly.
After the cast came off, Nadia could finally adduct her thumb again.
- draw inward
plain-English explanation used outside anatomy
- bring in
informal everyday phrasing, not the technical medical term
- abduct
technical opposite in anatomy; it moves the body part away from the center line
文法句型
adduct + [body part]
[person] adducts + possessive + [body part]
用法筆記
Used mainly in anatomy, physiotherapy, and sports medicine. The object is usually a limb or digit; the opposite movement is abduct, which takes the body part away from the body's center line.
常見錯誤
adduct — noun
1. a compound created when one substance adds directly to another in a chemical rea
a compound created when one substance adds directly to another in a chemical reaction
The chemist identified a sodium adduct in the mass spectrum.
collocation: sodium adduct
This reaction forms an adduct when the gas binds to the metal center.
pattern: form an adduct
Kabir recorded the adduct peak before heating the sample again.
The team isolated a stable adduct from the two starting compounds.
In water, the adduct broke apart and the original molecules returned.
- addition product
technical paraphrase that states the result of a direct joining reaction
- addition compound
older or more explanatory chemistry wording
文法句型
form an adduct
an adduct of + [substance] + and + [substance]
adduct + peak
用法筆記
Used mainly in chemistry, especially in synthesis and mass spectrometry. It usually names a product formed by direct combination, not an ordinary mixture or solution.