contractile

contractile is a 11-letter English word with 2 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: tending to contract; having the power or property of contracting, or of shrinking into shorter or smaller dimensions; as, the contractile tissues. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 19 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. tending to contract; having the power or property of contracting, or of shrinking into shorter or smaller dimensions; as, the contractile tissues.
2. adjective. capable of contracting or being contracted

   "the contractile wings of an insect"

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