cannular

or ca·nu·lar

[ kan-yuh-ler ]

adjective

1. shaped like a cannula; tubular.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cannular¹

First recorded in 1815–25; cannul(a) + -ar ¹

Example Sentences

See trial. trying, a. severe, distressing, hard, irksome, afflictive, ordeal. trysting-place, n. rendezvous. tub, n. firkin, keeler, keelfat, keeve, vat, piggin. tube, n. pipe; valinch. tubular, a. tubiform, fistular, cannular. tuft, n. knot, bunch, clump; tussock, crest. tug, n. trace; pull, effort. tumble, v. heave, toss, roll, pitch; topple. tumble-down, a.

From Project Gutenberg

Adj. open; perforated &c. v.; perforate; wide open, ajar, unclosed, unstopped; oscitant†, gaping, yawning; patent. tubular, cannular†, fistulous; pervious, permeable; foraminous†; vesicular, vasicular†; porous, follicular, cribriform†, honeycombed, infundibular†, riddled; tubulous†, tubulated†; piped, tubate†. opening &c. v.; aperient†.

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