capillary
/kæpə,lɛri/
nounadjective
9 letters4 syllables16 points in Scrabble®19 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
NOUN
1
A tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action.
2
ADJECTIVEAny of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules.
1
OTHERLong and slender with a very small internal diameter.
“a capillary tube”
1
Of or relating to hair.
WORD FORMS
Related formcapillarity
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®16 points
Words With Friends®19 points
Double word32 points
Triple word48 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinapillarycay
Starts & ends withC … Y
Syllablesca · pil · lar · y
SYNONYMS & RELATED6
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