eduction noun. [ɪ'dʌkʃ(ǝ)n] LME.
[Latin eductio(n-), from educt- ppl stem of educere: see EDUCE, -ION.]
1. A leading or putting out; Medicine a removal by drawing out. LME-E18.

2. The action or result of educing. Also, an educt, an inference. M17.

3. The exhaust of steam from a cylinder in a steam engine. L18-M19.

■ eductive adjective [medieval Latin eductivus] tending to educe LME.

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