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contractile
[ kuhn-trak-tl, -til ]
adjective
- capable of contracting or causing contraction.
contractile
/ ˌkɒntrækˈtɪlɪtɪ; kənˈtræktaɪl /
adjective
- having the power to contract or to cause contraction
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Derived Forms
- contractility, noun
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Other Words From
- con·trac·til·i·ty [kon-trak-, til, -i-tee], noun
- un·con·trac·tile adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of contractile1
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Example Sentences
Waste nitrogenous products formed within the cell when work is done are passed out by means of the contractile vacuole.
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In another one-celled animal called vorticella, part of the cell has become elongated and is contractile.
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The body of the Uterus is formed of a very dense, gray colored, muscular substance, possessing astonishing contractile power.
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The supple and contractile segments of the chrysalis serve for the limbs which are wanting to it.
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Rostrif′era, a suborder of gasteropods, with contractile rostrum or snout.
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