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noncapillary

noncapillary adjective: not capillary.

Adjective

noncapillary (not comparable)

  1. Not capillary.
    • The spleen, by contrast, has a so-called noncapillary circulatory system: as the blood flows in, it is dumped into puddle-like sinusoids, and to get back out it must squeeze between cells.2009 August 4, Natalie Angier, “Finally, the Spleen Gets Some Respect”, in New York Times

Origin of noncapillary

From non- + capillary.

Questions about noncapillary

What does noncapillary mean?
Noncapillary means not capillary.
What part of speech is noncapillary?
Noncapillary is an adjective.

Words near noncapillary in the dictionary

  1. noncanvas
  2. noncanvassing
  3. noncapable
  4. noncapacitated
  5. noncapillarity
  6. noncapillary
  7. noncapital
  8. noncapitalism
  9. noncapitalist
  10. noncapitalistic
  11. noncapitalists

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