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Contractile

🔄 Synonyms of "Contractile"

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Word	Definition
contracted	(not comparable) Arranged by contract; established by agreement.

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Word	Definition
contracted	(not comparable) Arranged by contract; established by agreement.
contractionnoun	(orthography) In the English language: a shortened form of a word, often with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe or a diacritical mark.
mechanical	Done by machine.
twitchnoun	A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.
contracturenoun	(medicine) An abnormal, sometimes permanent, contraction of a muscle or skin; a deformity so caused.
constrictive	That constricts, or is accompanied by constriction.
constricting	(of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom
compressible	able to be compressed
compressive	That compresses
contractible	Capable of contraction
contractive	Able to contract; contractile
shorteningnoun	(US, cooking) Fat that is solid at room temperature, especially hydrogenated vegetable oil (known as vegetable shortening), used to make shortcrust pastry and in deep fat frying.
flexile	Flexible; capable of being repeatedly flexed without breaking.
tensingnoun	The act of making something tense.
flexingnoun	The action of the verb flex; a bending of something, a tightening of the muscles.
shrinkingnoun	The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.
shrinkable	Capable of being made to shrink.
retractile	That can be retracted (as a cat's claws)
retractablenoun	Capable of being retracted; retractile.
tighteningnoun	The act or process of making more tight.