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duct
duct / dəkt/ • n. a channel or tube for conveying something, in particular: ∎ (in a building or a machine) a tube or passageway for air, liquid, cables, etc. ∎ (in the body) a vessel for conveying lymph or glandular secretions such as tears or bile. ∎ (in a plant) a vessel for conveying water, sap, or air. • v. [tr.] (usu. be ducted) convey through a duct: a ventilation system that must be ducted through the wall | [as adj.] (ducted) a ducted air system . |
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"duct." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "duct." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-duct.html "duct." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-duct.html |
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duct †course, direction; †stroke drawn; tube or canal in an animal or vegetable body XVII; conduit XVIII. — L. ductus leading, conduct, in medL. aqueduct, f. duct-, pp. stem of dūcere lead (see TEAM).
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T. F. HOAD. "duct." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "duct." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-duct.html T. F. HOAD. "duct." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-duct.html |
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duct A tube or passage in an organism that is involved in the secretion or excretion of substances (see gland).
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"duct." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "duct." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-duct.html "duct." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-duct.html |
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duct (dukt) n. a tubelike structure or channel, especially one for carrying glandular secretions.
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"duct." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "duct." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-duct.html "duct." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-duct.html |
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duct
•addict, afflict, conflict, constrict, contradict, convict, delict, depict, evict, hand-picked, inflict, interdict, Pict, predict, strict
•edict
•Benedict • verdict
•imperfect, perfect, pluperfect, word-perfect
•object • subject • relict • district
•concoct, decoct
•landlocked • dreadlocked
•unprovoked, unsmoked
•uncooked, unlooked
•abduct, adduct, conduct, construct, destruct, duct, instruct, misconduct, obstruct
•ventiduct • aqueduct • product
•safe-conduct • viaduct
•handworked, unworked
•mulct • unthanked • sacrosanct
•distinct, extinct, succinct
•precinct • instinct
•conjunct, defunct, disjunct, injunct
•adjunct • unasked
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"duct." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "duct." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-duct.html "duct." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-duct.html |
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