abducent

English

Etymology

From Latin abducō (“to lead away”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /æbˈdus.ənt/, /æbˈdjus.ənt/

Adjective

abducent (comparative more abducent, superlative most abducent)

1. Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; abducting. [Late 17^th century.]

Antonyms

• adducent

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: afvoerend (nl)

Noun

abducent (plural abducents)

1. That which abducts; an abducens.

References

• abducent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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Latin

Verb

abdūcent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of abdūcō