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