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Capillary tube   /kˈæpəlˌɛri tub/   Listen
Capillary tube

noun
1.
A tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action.  Synonyms: capillary, capillary tubing.





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... cm. length of glass tube by each end, and whilst rotating it heat the central portion in the Bunsen flame or the blowpipe blast-flame until the glass is red hot and soft. Now remove it from the flame and steadily pull the ends apart, so drawing the heated portion out into a roomy capillary tube; break the capillary portion at its centre, seal the broken ends in the flame, and round off the edges of the open end of each pipette. A loose plug of cotton-wool in the open mouth completes the capillary pipette. After a number have been prepared, they ...
— The Elements of Bacteriological Technique • John William Henry Eyre
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Words linked to "Capillary tube" :   tubing, tube, capillary tubing, thermometer


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