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contractile

contractile adjective: capable of contracting, or of being contracted.

Adjective

contractile (comparative more contractile, superlative most contractile)

  1. Capable of contracting, or of being contracted.

contractile meaning in Tamil

contractile in Tamil

சுருக்குற்ற, சுருங்கத்தக்க, சுருங்தகு

Forms of contractile

comparativemore contractile
superlativemost contractile

Origin of contractile

From French contractile.

Words formed from contractile

Phrases with contractile

Questions about contractile

What does contractile mean?
Contractile means capable of contracting, or of being contracted.
What is contractile in Tamil?
Contractile in Tamil is சுருக்குற்ற, சுருங்கத்தக்க, சுருங்தகு. See Contractile meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is contractile?
Contractile is an adjective.

Words near contractile in the dictionary

  1. contractibilities
  2. contractibility
  3. contractible
  4. contractibleness
  5. contractibly
  6. contractile
  7. contractile vacuole
  8. contractile vacuoles
  9. contractilities
  10. contractility
  11. contracting

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