contractile

adj

contractile

adj

Etymology From French contractile.

1

Capable of contracting, or of being contracted.

Derived terms: acontractile, anticontractile, arterio-contractile, contractile ring, contractile vacuole, electrocontractile, fibrocontractile, hypercontractile, hypocontractile, intercontractile, myocontractile, noncontractile, precontractile, procontractile, supercontractile, uncontractile, vasocontractile

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