Definitions of contractile [ənˈtræk tl, -tɪl]

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Definition of 'contractile'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) contractile
capable of contracting or causing contraction.

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1. (adj) contractile
capable of contracting or being contracted
"the contractile wings of an insect"

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Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) contractile
tending to contract; having the power or property of contracting, or of shrinking into shorter or smaller dimensions; as, the contractile tissues

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