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contractile

con·trac·tile
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh n-trak-tl, -til]
    • /kənˈtræk tl, -tɪl/
    • /kənˈtræk.taɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh n-trak-tl, -til]
    • /kənˈtræk tl, -tɪl/

Definitions of contractile word

  • adjective contractile having the power to contract or to cause contraction 3
  • adjective contractile having the power of contracting 3
  • adjective contractile producing contraction 3
  • adjective contractile capable of contracting or causing contraction. 1
  • noun contractile Capable of or producing contraction. 1
  • adjective contractile Capable of contracting, or of being contracted. 0
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Origin of contractile

First appearance:

before 1700
One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10; contract + -ile

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Parts of speech for Contractile

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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contractile popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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  • heart

    Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.

  • actinin

    a contractile protein of muscle.

  • atony

    lack of normal tone or tension, as in muscles; abnormal relaxation of a muscle

  • contractile vacuole

    a membrane-enveloped cellular organelle, found in many microorganisms, that periodically expands, filling with water, and then contracts, expelling its contents to the cell exterior: thought to be important in maintaining hydrostatic equilibrium.

  • cytoskeleton

    a network of fibrous proteins that governs the shape and movement of a biological cell
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