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Addiction
- noun - (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master; "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery"
- an abnormally strong craving
- being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
Addictive
- adjective - causing or characterized by addiction; "addictive drugs"; "addictive behavior"
Adducible
- - Capable of being adduced.
Adducings
- noun - citing as evidence or proof
Adducting
- verb - draw a limb towards the body; "adduct the thigh muscle"
- especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part
Adduction
- noun - (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body
Adductive
- adjective - especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part
Adductors
- noun - a muscle that draws a body part toward the median line
Adhocracy
- noun - an organization with little or no structure; "the choice between bureaucracy and adhocracy represents a common dilemma"; "the need for informational flexibility can lead to adhocracy"
Adjacency
- noun - the attribute of being so near as to be touching