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distensible

distensible adjective: capable of swelling or stretching.

Adjective

distensible (comparative more distensible, superlative most distensible)

  1. Capable of swelling or stretching.

Forms of distensible

comparativemore distensible
superlativemost distensible

Words formed from distensible

Questions about distensible

What does distensible mean?
Distensible means capable of swelling or stretching.
What part of speech is distensible?
Distensible is an adjective.

Words near distensible in the dictionary

  1. distending
  2. distends
  3. distensability
  4. distensibilities
  5. distensibility
  6. distensible
  7. distensile
  8. distension
  9. distensions
  10. distensive
  11. distent

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