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noun
1.
any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
2.
Anatomy, Zoology. a tube, canal, or vessel conveying a body fluid, especially a glandular secretion or excretion.
3.
Botany. a cavity or vessel formed by elongated cells or by many cells.
4.
Electricity. a single enclosed runway for conductors or cables.
5.
Printing. (in a press) the reservoir for ink.
verb (used with object)
6.
to convey or channel by means of a duct or ducts: Heat from the oven is ducted to the outside.
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Duct
is always a great word to know.
So is acinar. Does it mean:
| arranged by class or strata |
| small sacs or alveoli that terminate the ducts of some exocrine glands. lined with secretory cells |
Origin:
1640–50; < Latin ductus conveyance (of water), hence channel (in ML), equivalent to duc- (variant stem of dūcere to lead) + -tus suffix of verbal action
1640–50; < Latin ductus conveyance (of water), hence channel (in ML), equivalent to duc- (variant stem of dūcere to lead) + -tus suffix of verbal action
Related forms
duct·less, adjective
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Example Sentences
- These build up in the duct and clog pores with a firm, oil-soaked plug.
- Get some plastic tarps and/or sheeting and duct tape.
- Cut a circular hole through the inside of the wall to accommodate the built-in duct.
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World English Dictionary
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Word Origin & History
duct
1640s, from L. ductus "a leading," pp. of ducere "to lead" (see duke). Ductile was in M.E.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
duct (dŭkt)
n.
A tubular bodily canal or passage, especially one for carrying a glandular secretion such as bile.
duct·al adj.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
duct  (dŭkt) Pronunciation Key
A tube or tubelike structure through which something flows, especially a tube in the body for carrying a fluid secreted that is by a gland. |
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