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contractile

Pronunciation: /kənˈtraktʌɪl/

Definition of contractile

adjective

Biology & Physiology
  • capable of or producing contraction:the contractile activity of the human colon

Derivatives

contractility

Pronunciation: /kɒntrakˈtɪlɪti/

noun

contractile in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of contractile in the US English dictionary