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duct

noun

an enclosed conduit for a fluid

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
D
Ends with
T
Contains
UC
Scrabble score
7
CEFR level
B2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

dʌkt

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Definitions

noun

  1. an enclosed conduit for a fluid

noun

  1. a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance

    “the tear duct was obstructed”

noun

  1. a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls

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Example Sentences

the tear duct was obstructed
the alimentary canal
poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs

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