capillary

Meanings

Plural: capillaries

Noun

a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action
any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules
A narrow tube.
Any of the small blood vessels (from 5 to 10 micrometres/micrometers (μm) in diameter) that connect arteries to veins (They are the smallest blood vessels in the body: they convey blood between the arterioles and venules).

Adjective

of or relating to hair

Adjective Satellite

long and slender with a very small internal diameter
- "a capillary tube"

Adj

Of or pertaining to hair.
Of or pertaining to a narrow tube.
Of, relating to, or caused by surface tension.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin capillāris (“pertaining to the hair”), from capillus (“the hair, properly of the head”), from caput (“head”).

Synonyms

capillary tube, capillary tubing, capillary vessel, hairlike

Scrabble Score: 16

capillary is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
capillary is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 19

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