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canal

Letters that make canal

a, l, n, c are letters that make 'canal'

Words within canal

AN, ana, anal, can, AL, CA, Ana, Al, Ca, Na are words within 'canal'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of canal

canals is a word created by adding a letter to 'canal'

canal is a 5 letter word starting with c
canal is a 5 letter word ending with l

4 possible definitions for 'canal'

Canal as "a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance"

Under this definition, canal is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

epithelial duct, duct, channel have the same meaning as 'canal'

canal as a type

'canal' can be a type of passage, passageway.

Types of canal

ductus deferens, ureter, cervical canal, seminal duct, alimentary canal, lacrimal duct, lachrymal duct, tear duct, nasolacrimal duct, inguinal canal, ductule, bile duct, lymphatic vessel, umbilical, pore, spinal canal, vertebral canal, canalis vertebralis, ductulus, canaliculus, canal of Schlemm, Schlemm's canal, sinus venosus sclerae, venous sinus, sinus, Haversian canal, hepatic duct, canalis inguinalis, common bile duct, pancreatic duct, lymph vessel, salivary duct, cerebral aqueduct, Sylvian aqueduct, aqueductus cerebri, urethra, canalis cervicis uteri, umbilical cord, vagina, epididymis, vas deferens, ejaculatory duct, cartilaginous tube, bronchiole, alimentary tract, digestive tube, digestive tract, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract, lactiferous duct are types of 'canal'.

Parts of canal

ampulla is a part of canal.

Derivatives of canal

transmit, channelize, channelise, canalize, canalise, transfer, transport, channel are derivatives of 'canal'.

Example of canal used within this context

"the tear duct was obstructed", "the alimentary canal", "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs"

Canal as "provide (a city) with a canal"

Under this definition, canal is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

canalize, canalise have the same meaning as 'canal'

canal as a type

'canal' can be a type of render, furnish, provide, supply.

Derivatives of canal

canal, canalization, canalisation are derivatives of 'canal'.

Canal as "long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation"

Under this definition, canal is a noun and has the following properties:

canal as a type

'canal' can be a type of watercourse, waterway.

Types of canal

industrial watercourse, race, ship canal, shipway, raceway, cut are types of 'canal'.

Instances of canal

Caledonian Canal, Grand Canal, Grand Canal, Cape Cod Canal, Erie Canal, New York State Barge Canal, Caloosahatchee Canal. are instances of 'canal'

Parts of canal

lock, lock chamber, lockage are parts of 'canal'.

Derivatives of canal

canalize, canalise, channel, canal are derivatives of 'canal'.

Canal as "(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels, they are now believed to be an optical illusion"

Under this definition, canal is a noun and has the following properties:

canal as a type

'canal' can be a type of channel.

canal as a category

'canal' can be a category of astronomy, uranology.