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capillary
adjective(cap-il-lary)
resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form
capillary
adjective(cap-il-lary)
having a very small bore
capillary
adjective(cap-il-lary)
involving, held by, or resulting from surface tension
capillary
noun(cap-il-lary)
a minute thin-walled vessel of the body; especially : any of the smallest blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules and forming networks throughout the body
capillary
noun(cap-il-lary)
a tube (as of glass) having a very small bore
capillary
noun(cap-il-lary)
the force of adhesion between a solid and a liquid in capillarity
capillary
noun(cap-il-lary)
electrophoresis performed in a thin tube subject to capillarity

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