<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object)</li><li>to move or draw toward the axis of the body or one of its parts (abduct)</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Also called addition compound.</li><li>Chemistry: a combination of two or more independently stable compounds by means of van der Waals' forces, coordinate bonds, or covalent bonds.</li><li>Compare clathrate (def 2), inclusion complex.</li></ul>