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electrocontractile

electrocontractile adjective: that contracts following an electrical stimulus.

Adjective

electrocontractile (comparative more electrocontractile, superlative most electrocontractile)

  1. That contracts following an electrical stimulus

Forms of electrocontractile

comparativemore electrocontractile
superlativemost electrocontractile

Origin of electrocontractile

From electro- + contractile.

Questions about electrocontractile

What does electrocontractile mean?
Electrocontractile means that contracts following an electrical stimulus.
What part of speech is electrocontractile?
Electrocontractile is an adjective.

Words near electrocontractile in the dictionary

  1. electroconductibility
  2. electroconduction
  3. electroconductive
  4. electroconductivities
  5. electroconductivity
  6. electrocontractile
  7. electrocontractility
  8. electroconvection
  9. electroconvective
  10. electroconvulsant
  11. electroconvulsion

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