contractile

[ kuhn-trak-tl, -til ]

/ kənˈtræk tl, -tɪl /

adjective

capable of contracting or causing contraction.

Origin of contractile

First recorded in 1700–10; contract + -ile

OTHER WORDS FROM contractile

con·trac·til·i·ty

[kon-trak-til-i-tee], /ˌkɒn trækˈtɪl ɪ ti/, nounun·con·trac·tile, adjective

Words nearby contractile

contract bridge, contracted, contracted kidney, contracted pelvis, contract furniture, contractile, contractile vacuole, contraction, contraction joint, contractive, contract labor

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Example sentences from the Web for contractile

An important indication is to restore the tone and contractile power of the muscular coat of the stomach.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
(Gymnostomaceae); showing the reticulate arrangement of the endosarc, b, contractile vacuoles; c, the cuticle-lined pharynx.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 5|Various
In Gasteropods it is usually not filled with yolk, but contains a cavity, traversed by contractile mesoblastic cells.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
The contractile effect of the muscles, in producing the varied movements of the system, may be seen in the bending of the elbow.
A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition)|Calvin Cutter

The contractile vacuole is posterior and dorsal to the long axis of the body.
Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole|Gary N. Calkins

British Dictionary definitions for contractile

contractile

/ (kənˈtræktaɪl) /

adjective

having the power to contract or to cause contraction

Derived forms of contractile

contractility (ˌkɒntrækˈtɪlɪtɪ), noun

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Medical definitions for contractile

contractile

[ kən-trăk′təl, -tīl′ ]

adj.

Capable of contracting or causing contraction, as a tissue.

Other words from contractile

con′trac•til′i•ty (kŏn′trăk-tĭl′ĭ-tē) n.

单词	contractile
释义	contractile [ kuhn-trak-tl, -til ] / kənˈtræk tl, -tɪl / adjective capable of contracting or causing contraction. Origin of contractile First recorded in 1700–10; contract + -ile OTHER WORDS FROM contractile con·trac·til·i·ty [kon-trak-til-i-tee], /ˌkɒn trækˈtɪl ɪ ti/, nounun·con·trac·tile, adjective Words nearby contractile contract bridge, contracted, contracted kidney, contracted pelvis, contract furniture, contractile, contractile vacuole, contraction, contraction joint, contractive, contract labor Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for contractile An important indication is to restore the tone and contractile power of the muscular coat of the stomach. A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II\|Various (Gymnostomaceae); showing the reticulate arrangement of the endosarc, b, contractile vacuoles; c, the cuticle-lined pharynx. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 5\|Various In Gasteropods it is usually not filled with yolk, but contains a cavity, traversed by contractile mesoblastic cells. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour The contractile effect of the muscles, in producing the varied movements of the system, may be seen in the bending of the elbow. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition)\|Calvin Cutter The contractile vacuole is posterior and dorsal to the long axis of the body. Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole\|Gary N. Calkins British Dictionary definitions for contractile contractile / (kənˈtræktaɪl) / adjective having the power to contract or to cause contraction Derived forms of contractile contractility (ˌkɒntrækˈtɪlɪtɪ), noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for contractile contractile [ kən-trăk′təl, -tīl′ ] adj. Capable of contracting or causing contraction, as a tissue. Other words from contractile con′trac•til′i•ty (kŏn′trăk-tĭl′ĭ-tē) n. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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