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educt

educt noun: that which is educed.

Noun

educt (plural educts)

  1. That which is educed.
  2. (obsolete) A reactant.

Verb

educt (third-person singular simple present educts, present participle educting, simple past and past participle educted)

  1. To educe, to extract.
    • In my 'Hand Book of the Steam Engine,' published in 1865, I pointed out that a feat more difficult than that of forcing the waste water out of the condenser might be performed by the educted steam, whether proceeding to the atmosphere or the condenser.1878, W. J. Macquorn Rankine, Morton's Jet Condenser, John Bourne (author & editor), Examples of Steam, Air, & Gas Engines of the Most Recent Approved Types, Longmans, Green and Co., Appendix, page...
    • From this tank the carbon is educted with high pressure water to the dewatering screw above the regeneration furnace.1960, Engineering Extension Series, Issue 145, Purdue University, Department of Engineering Extension, page 260

Forms of educt

Noun
pluraleducts
Verb
third-person singular presenteducts
present participleeducting
past participleeducted
pasteducted

Origin of educt

Compare educe, induct, Latin eductor (“tutor”).

Questions about educt

What does educt mean?
Educt means that which is educed.
What part of speech is educt?
Educt can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of educt?
The plural of educt is educts.

Words near educt in the dictionary

  1. educology
  2. educracies
  3. educracy
  4. educrat
  5. educrats
  6. educt
  7. educted
  8. educting
  9. eduction
  10. eduction pipe
  11. eduction pipes

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