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semiretractile

semiretractile adjective: retractile to some extent.

Adjective

semiretractile (not comparable)

  1. retractile to some extent

Origin of semiretractile

From semi- + retractile.

Questions about semiretractile

What does semiretractile mean?
Semiretractile means retractile to some extent.
What part of speech is semiretractile?
Semiretractile is an adjective.

Words near semiretractile in the dictionary

  1. semireticulate
  2. semireticulated
  3. semiretired
  4. semiretirement
  5. semiretirements
  6. semiretractile
  7. semirevealing
  8. semirevolute
  9. semirich
  10. semirigid
  11. semirigid balloon

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