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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contractile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
con-trac-tile
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of contracting, or of being contracted.

Etymology

From French contractile.

Inflected Forms

more contractile (comparative) most contractile (superlative)

Derived Forms

acontractile anticontractile electrocontractile fibrocontractile hypercontractile hypocontractile incontractile intercontractile myocontractile noncontractile precontractile procontractile

Phrases

arterio-contractile contractile ring contractile vacuole

Questions

What does contractile mean?
Capable of contracting, or of being contracted.
Where does contractile come from?
From French contractile.

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