contractile

Speech parts

1. contractile - Adjective

2. contractile - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

tending to contract; having the power or property of contracting, or of shrinking into shorter or smaller dimensions; as, the contractile tissues.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

compressible contract decline decrease contracted contraction elastic contracting shrink retractable neuromuscular crunch systolic astringent contractility

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Antonyms

addition increase spread rise gain expansion

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Phrases with the word

contractile tissue contractile element contractile protein contractile layer contractile fiber contractile filament

Examples

Contractile movements arise, sometimes at the instigation of external stimuli but sometimes also in the absence of any apparent external influence. Wilhelm Wundt

the contractile wings of an insect Source: Internet

In the genus Cephalodiscus, asexually produced individuals stay attached to the contractile stalk of the parent individual until completing their development. Source: Internet

Circulation Heart anatomy The ostrich heart is a closed system, contractile chamber. Source: Internet

The ancestral tailed phage had an icosahedral head of about 60 nanometers in diameter and a long non contractile tail with sixfold symmetry. Source: Internet

In more advanced animals, many glands are formed of epithelial cells. citation Muscle tissue Cross section through skeletal muscle and a small nerve at high magnification ( H&E stain Muscle cells (myocytes) form the active contractile tissue of the body. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

contractibility contractible contractibleness contractile band contractile cell contractile element