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caliduct

caliduct noun: a pipe or duct used, especially in ancient times, to convey hot air or steam for heating purposes.

Noun

caliduct (plural caliducts)

  1. A pipe or duct used, especially in ancient times, to convey hot air or steam for heating purposes.

Forms of caliduct

pluralcaliducts

Origin of caliduct

Coined in 1624. From Latin calidus (“warm”) + -duct.

Questions about caliduct

What does caliduct mean?
Caliduct means a pipe or duct used, especially in ancient times, to convey hot air or steam for heating purposes.
What part of speech is caliduct?
Caliduct is a noun.
What is the plural of caliduct?
The plural of caliduct is caliducts.

Words near caliduct in the dictionary

  1. calidariums
  2. calidities
  3. calidity
  4. calidrid
  5. calidrids
  6. caliduct
  7. caliducts
  8. Calie
  9. caliectasis
  10. Caliendo
  11. Caliendos

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