Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having no duct: as, a ductless gland.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having to duct or outlet.
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- adjective having no
duct
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- adjective not having a duct
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Examples
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They have no ducts from which to secrete their hormones and are sometimes referred to as the ductless glands.
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During the eighteen-eighties, above all through the investigations of the Frenchman Brown-Séquard, attention had been directed to the importance for the vital functions of certain ductless gland-like organs.
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With the lymphatics may be classified, for convenience, a number of organs called ductless or blood glands.
A Practical Physiology Albert F. Blaisdell
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There is perhaps no more fascinating story in the history of science than that of the discovery of these so-called ductless glands.
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The thyroid is one of the so-called ductless glands, like the adrenals above the kidneys, the pineal gland and the pituitary body.
The War Terror 1908
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There is perhaps no more fascinating story in the history of science than that of the discovery of these so-called ductless glands.
The Evolution of Modern Medicine A Series of Lectures Delivered at Yale University on the Silliman Foundation in April, 1913 William Osler 1884
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It is a "ductless" gland, its secretions apparently being taken up by absorption into the lymph, and from that into the blood.
Vitality Supreme Bernarr Macfadden 1911
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He says ductless technology is improving, and while most manufacturers are now Japanese, more U.S. firms will move into the market.
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Geothermal heat pumps will be replaced by lower-cost, ductless "mini-split" air-source heat pumps, predicts Wilson.
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Washington stateJust over $1 million is available for rebates ranging from $75 to $750 on washing machines, refrigerators, dishwashers, water heaters and ductless air-source heat pumps.
Appliance rebates: Unclaimed funds give shoppers a second chance 2010
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