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protractile

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pro⋅trac⋅tile

  [proh-trak-til, -tahyl, pruh-]
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–adjective
capable of being protracted, lengthened, or protruded.
Origin:
1820–30; protract + -ile

Related forms:
pro⋅trac⋅til⋅i⋅ty, noun
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pro·trac·tile   (prō-trāk'təl, -tīl', prə-)   
adj.  That can be protracted; extensible: protractile limbs and claws.
pro'trac·til'i·ty (prō'trāk-tĭl'ĭ-tē) n.
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protractile pro·trac·tile (prō-trāk'təl, -tīl', prə-) or pro·tract·i·ble (-tə-bəl)
adj.
That can be protracted; extensible, as of a limb.

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