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Definition of contractile adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

contractile

adjective
 
/kənˈtræktaɪl/
 
/kənˈtræktaɪl/
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  1. (of living tissue, organs, etc.) able to contract or, of an opening or tube, become narrower
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