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Meaning of RETRACTILE

Pronunciation:  ri'traktil

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 Definition: [adj]  capable of retraction; capable of being drawn back; "cats have retractile claws"
 
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 Synonyms: retractable
 
 Antonyms: nonretractable, nonretractile
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Re*tract"ile\, a. [Cf. F. -r['e]tractile.]
(Physiol.)
Capable of retraction; capable of being drawn back or up; as,
the claws of a cat are retractile.
 
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