CONTRACTILE


Meaning of CONTRACTILE in English

adj.

Pronunciation: k ə n- ' trak-t ə l, - ˌ t ī (- ə )l

Function: adjective

Date: circa 1706

: having or concerned with the power or property of contracting < contractile proteins of muscle fibrils>

– con · trac · til · i · ty \ ˌ kän- ˌ trak- ' ti-l ə -t ē \ noun

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