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Meaning of 'duct' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Duct [ n.]
- Any tube or canal by which a fluid or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- One of the vessels of an animal body by which the products of glandular secretion are conveyed to their destination.
- A large, elongated cell, either round or prismatic, usually found associated with woody fiber.
- Guidance; direction.

Meaning of 'duct' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . duct [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
Example in sentence:
  • poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs;
  • the alimentary canal;
  • the tear duct was obstructed

Nearby Words:

ducal ducally ducat ducatoon duces tecum duchess duchesse d'angouleme duchies duchy duck

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