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PROTRACTILE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does protractile mean?
• PROTRACTILE (adjective)
The adjective PROTRACTILE has 1 sense:
1. able to be extended
Familiarity information: PROTRACTILE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Able to be extended
Synonyms:
protractible; protractile
Context example:
protractile muscle
Similar:
extensible; extensile (capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out)
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