CAPILLARY TUBE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does capillary tube mean? 

• CAPILLARY TUBE (noun)
  The noun CAPILLARY TUBE has 1 sense:

1. a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action

  Familiarity information: CAPILLARY TUBE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAPILLARY TUBE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

capillary; capillary tube; capillary tubing

Hypernyms ("capillary tube" is a kind of...):

tube; tubing (conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases)

Holonyms ("capillary tube" is a part of...):

thermometer (measuring instrument for measuring temperature)

 Context examples 

An electrophoresis procedure, in which a sample is introduced into a capillary tube and the components are separated by the application of high voltage.

(Capillary Electrophoresis, NCI Thesaurus)

A test tube, capillary tube, or other tube designed for the collection of blood.

(Blood Collection Tube, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition, this agent disrupts the engagement of the endothelial cell-specific junctional molecule vascular endothelial-cadherin (VE-cadherin) and so the activity of the VE-cadherin/beta-catenin/Akt signaling pathway, which may result in the inhibition of endothelial cell migration and capillary tube formation.

(Fosbretabulin Disodium, NCI Thesaurus)