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retracter

retracter is the alternative form of retractor.

Meaning of retractor

Noun

retractor (plural retractors)

  1. One who, or that which, retracts.
  2. In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.
  3. A chess puzzle in which a number of moves are retracted and the solver is challenged to reach an alternate outcome.
  4. A surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound.
  5. A bandage to protect soft parts of the body from injury by a surgical saw.
  6. A muscle serving to draw in any part.

Forms of retracter

pluralretracters

Origin of retracter

From retract + -er.

Questions about retracter

What is retracter the alternative form of?
Retracter is the alternative form of retractor.

Words near retracter in the dictionary

  1. retractation
  2. retractations
  3. retracted
  4. retracted tongue root
  5. retracted tongue roots
  6. retracter
  7. retracters
  8. retractest
  9. retracteth
  10. retractibility
  11. retractible

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