abstract

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abstract[1,noun] abstract[2,transitive verb]

Main Entry: ¹ab·stract
Pronunciation: ab-strakt
Function: noun
1 : a written summary of the key points especially of a scientific paper
2 : a pharmaceutical preparation made by mixing a powdered solid extract of a vegetable substance with lactose in such proportions that one part of the final product represents two parts of the original drug from which the extract was made