Meanings
adjectivenoncapillary (not comparable)
- not comparableNot capillary.
The spleen, by contrast, has a so-called noncapillary circulatory system: as the blood flows in, it is dumped into puddle-like sinusoids, and to get back out it must squeeze between cells.
2009 August 4, Natalie Angier, “Finally, the Spleen Gets Some Respect”, in New York Times
Origin
Cite this entry
APA
noncapillary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncapillary
MLA
“noncapillary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncapillary. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noncapillary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncapillary.
Source: noncapillary on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.