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tractile

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trac⋅tile

  [trak-til, -tahyl]
–adjective
1. capable of being drawn out in length; ductile.
2. capable of being drawn.
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Origin:
1620–30; < L tract(us) (see traction ) + -ile

Related forms:
trac⋅til⋅i⋅ty  [trak-til-i-tee] , noun
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trac·tile   (trāk'təl, -tīl')   
adj.  Capable of being drawn out in length; ductile: a tractile metal.

[From Latin tractus, past participle of trahere, to draw.]
trac·til'i·ty (-tĭl'ĭ-tē) n.
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