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	contractile (con\|tract\|ile) Pronunciation: /kənˈtraktʌɪl/ adjective Biology & Physiology capable of or producing contraction: the contractile activity of the human colon Derivatives contractility Pronunciation: /kɒntrakˈtɪlɪti/ noun		Search results in the dictionary contractile vacuole More results » More words in this category -ium allometry axoplasm bioenergy Borna disease cleave 1 congeneric death embryonated exfoliate false generation incubation period intravascular locomotor metabolome natural classification outcompete plasmid submicroscopic Nearby Words contrabass contrabassoon contraception contraceptive contract contract bridge contract note contractable contractible contractile contractile vacuole contraction contractionary contractor contractorization contractual contractural contracture contradance