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con·trac·til·i·ty \ˌkän.(ˌ)trakˈtiləd.ē, -ətē, -i\ noun also con·tract·ibil·i·ty \kən.ˌtraktəˈbil-, ˌkän.-\ (-es) : the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting; especially : the power of shortening or drawing into a more compact form possessed by living muscle fibers and to a less extent by many forms of living matter |