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Desiccation vs Capillary - What's the difference?

desiccation | capillary |

As nouns the difference between desiccation and capillary

is that desiccation is (uncountable) the state or process of being desiccated while capillary is a narrow tube.

As an adjective capillary is

of or pertaining to hair.

desiccation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (uncountable) The state or process of being desiccated
  • An act or occurrence of desiccating
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  • , passage=The most important mortality affecting the larval population was most probably caused by the repeated desiccations of the marsh in the summer. }}

    Derived terms

    *desiccational *electrodesiccation

    capillary

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • of or pertaining to hair
  • pertaining to a narrow tube
  • Noun

    (capillaries)
  • A narrow tube
  • (anatomy) Any of the small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins
  • Derived terms

    * capillarity * capillary action * capillary wave

    See also

    * artery * circulatory system * vein