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adduct

adduct

9.9
A substance formed when two molecules join together in a chemical reaction
  • noun
  • /əˈdʌkt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : aducto
  • The researchers studied the effects of an environmental pollutant on the formation of DNA adducts in laboratory tests.
  • DNA adduct
  • aromatic adducts
  • cisplatin-DNA adduct

Examples

  • As the initial model of the adduct, its experimentally known structure in the crystal phase was considered and immersed in a water solution.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The supernatant was decanted and then reacted with DNPH to form stable dinitrophenyl hydrozone adducts.

    Academic text (2018)

  • In chemistry, an adduct is formed when two separate molecules bond together to create a new compound.

  • When analyzing the structure of the drug, scientists discovered that it had formed various adducts with the target molecules.

Synonyms

to compound
vsadduct
4 4.0

To mix two or more things to make one thing

refers to a chemical product made when molecules join by an addition reaction
combinant
vsadduct
  • Specialized
9.9

A substance made when two or more chemicals join

is formed specifically by an addition reaction between molecules

Surface Forms

adduct singular
adducts plural

Morphology

adduct = duct (semi-transparent) = ad + duct

The chemistry sense names an addition product from Latin ad- ('to/toward') + -duct ('lead/bring together'); the formation is etymologically consistent but the meaning is technical and not derivable from the common noun 'duct'.

Etymology

Adduct as a noun comes from the same Latin parts ad- 'to' and duct 'lead', like the duct in product or conduct. So an adduct in chemistry is a substance where two parts have been 'led together' or joined by adding them together.