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Adducent vs Adducest - What's the difference?

adducent | adducest |

As an adjective adducent

is (physiology) related to the muscles of the body which pull one part towards another opposed to abducent.

As a verb adducest is

(archaic) (adduce).

adducent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (physiology) Related to the muscles of the body which pull one part towards another. Opposed to abducent.
  • Synonyms

    * adducting

    adducest

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (archaic) (adduce)

  • adduce

    English

    Verb

  • To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case; to cite; to allege.
  • :* Reasons ... were adduced on both sides. - .
  • :* Enough could not be adduced to satisfy the purpose of illustration. - .
  • :* Whoever in discussion adduces authority, uses not reason but memory. -
  • :* For I am well aware that scarcely a single point is discussed in this volume on which facts cannot be adduced, -
  • Synonyms

    * present * allege * advance * cite * quote * assign * urge * name * mention

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