systole /sisˈto-lē or -tə-lē/

1. Rhythmical contraction, esp of the heart, opp to diastole (physiology)
2. Collapse of the nucleus in mitosis
3. The shortening of a long syllable (grammar)

systolic /-tolˈik/ adjective

• mineralise
• mineralised
• mineraliser
• mineralises
• mineralising
• mineralist
• mineralists
• mineralization
• mineralizations
• mineralize
• mineralized
• mineralizer
• mineralizes
• mineralizing
• mineral jellies
• mineral jelly
• mineral kingdom
• mineral kingdoms
• mineralocorticoid
• mineralogical
• mineralogically
• mineralogies
• mineralogise
• mineralogised
• mineralogises