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Duct

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Noun

1. canal, channel, duct, epithelial duct

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

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

2. duct

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

3. duct

an enclosed conduit for a fluid

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Duct

see synonyms of duct
noun
1. 
a tube, pipe, or canal by means of which a substance, esp a fluid or gas, is conveyed
2. 
any bodily passage, esp one conveying secretions or excretions
3. 
a narrow tubular cavity in plants, often containing resin or some other substance
4. Also called: conduit
a channel or pipe carrying electric cable or wires
5. 
a passage through which air can flow, as in air conditioning
6. 
the ink reservoir in a printing press

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Duct

see synonyms of duct
noun
1. 
a tube, channel, or canal through which a gas or liquid moves
2. 
a tube in the body for the passage of excretions or secretions
a tear duct, bile duct
3. 
a conducting tubule in plant tissues, esp. one containing resin, latex, etc.
4. 
a pipe or conduit through which wires or cables are run, air is circulated or exhausted, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Duct

see synonyms of duct
n.
1. An often enclosed passage or channel for conveying a substance, especially a liquid or gas.
2. Anatomy A tubular bodily canal or passage, especially one for carrying a glandular secretion: a tear duct.
3. A tube or pipe for enclosing electrical cables or wires.
tr.v. duct·ed, duct·ing, ducts
1. To channel through a duct: duct the moist air away.
2. To supply with ducts.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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