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capillary tube

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capillary tube [′kap·ə‚ler·ē ‚tüb]
(engineering)
A tube sufficiently fine so that capillary attraction of a liquid into the tube is significant.


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The actual shear rate is greatest at the wall, but approaches zero toward the center of the capillary tube.
Instruments do not incorporate a mercury liquid-filled capillary tube measurement mechanism.
After a mosquito probed or fed on the mouse tail, its infection was confirmed by using forced salivation into a capillary tube as described below.
 
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