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extensile

[ik-sten-suhl, -sahyl]

ex·ten·sile

[ik-sten-suhl, -sahyl]
adjective Chiefly Zoology, Anatomy.
capable of being extended; adapted for stretching out; extensible; protrusible.

Origin:
1735–45; extens(ion) + -ile

non·ex·ten·sile, adjective
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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extensible or extensile (ɪkˈstɛnsəbəl, ɪkˈstɛnsaɪl)
 
adj
capable of being extended
 
extensile or extensile
 
adj
 
extensi'bility or extensile
 
n
 
ex'tensibleness or extensile
 
n

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