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单词 protractile
释义

protractile

[ proh-trak-til, -tahyl, pruh- ]
/ proʊˈtræk tɪl, -taɪl, prə- /
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adjective

capable of being protracted, lengthened, or protruded.

Origin of protractile

First recorded in 1820–30; protract + -ile

OTHER WORDS FROM protractile

pro·trac·til·i·ty, nounnon·pro·trac·tile, adjective

Words nearby protractile

protozoology, protozoon, protozoophage, protract, protracted, protractile, protraction, protractor, protriptyline, protrude, protruded disk
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Example sentences from the Web for protractile

  • Balbiani describes the buccal cavity as containing a protractile stylet.

    Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold
  • Protrud′able, Protru′sile, protractile; Protru′sible, able to be protruded.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for protractile

protractile

less commonly protractible

/ (prəˈtræktaɪl) /

adjective

able to be extended or protrudedprotractile muscle
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for protractile

protractile
[ prō-trăktəl, -tīl′ ]

adj.

That can be protracted; extensible, as of a limb.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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