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单词 constrict
释义

constrict /kən-striktˈ/

transitive verb
  1. To press together
  2. To contract
  3. To cramp
  4. To limit
ORIGIN: L cōnstringere, -strictum

constrictˈed adjective

  1. Narrowed
  2. Cramped
  3. Narrowed in places (botany)

constricˈtion noun

  1. The process of narrowing or pressing together
  2. Contraction
  3. Tightness
  4. Something constricted
  5. (in a chromosome) a narrow, localized region, normally found at the centromere and elsewhere including the nucleolar-organizing region

constrictˈive adjective

constrictˈor noun

  1. Something that constricts or draws together
  2. A muscle that compresses an organ or hollow structure
  3. A snake that crushes its prey in its coils

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