CONTRACTILE


Meaning of CONTRACTILE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈtrak-t ə l, -ˌtī(-ə)l ]

adjective

Date: circa 1706

: having or concerned with the power or property of contracting

contractile proteins of muscle fibrils

• con·trac·til·i·ty ˌkän-ˌtrak-ˈti-lə-tē noun

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