duct
— Noun
– English
~ a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls
duct
— Noun
– English
~ a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs"
duct
— Noun
– English
~ an enclosed conduit for a fluid
ductile
— Adjective
– English
~ capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy"
ductileness
— Noun
– English
~ the malleability of something that can be drawn into threads or wires or hammered into thin sheets
ductility
— Noun
– English
~ the malleability of something that can be drawn into threads or wires or hammered into thin sheets
ductless
— Adjective
– English
~ not having a duct; "ductless glands"
ductus arteriosus
— Noun
– English
~ a blood vessel in a fetus that bypasses pulmonary circulation by connecting the pulmonary artery directly to the ascending aorta; normally closes at birth
ductus deferens
— Noun
– English
~ a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct
dud
— Adjective
– English
~ failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive; "he stepped on a dud mine"
dud
— Noun
– English
~ an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"
dud
— Noun
– English
~ an explosion that fails to occur
dud
— Noun
– English
~ someone who is unsuccessful