venule, venula, capillary vein
(noun) a minute vein continuous with a capillary
Source: WordNet® 3.1
venule (plural venules)
(anatomy) A small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein.
• veinlet
• Leuven
Source: Wiktionary
Ven"ule, n. Etym: [L. venula, dim. from vena vein.]
Definition: A small vein; a veinlet; specifically (Zoöl.), one of the small branches of the veins of the wings in insects.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2025
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
