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capillary

adjective noun

Long and slender with a very small internal diameter

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Word length
9
Starts with
C
Ends with
Y
Contains
AP
Scrabble score
16
CEFR level
B2

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adjective

  1. Long and slender with a very small internal diameter

    “A capillary tube”

adjective

  1. Of or relating to hair

noun

  1. A tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action

noun

  1. Any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules

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A capillary tube

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