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- trac|til|i|ty «trak TIHL uh tee», noun, plural -ties.the quality or property of being tractile.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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con|trac|til|i|ty — «KON trak TIHL uh tee», noun. the ability to contract: »If gelation is prevented…protoplasmic contractility is lost and the cell becomes immobile (Scientific American) … Useful english dictionary
re|trac|til|i|ty — «REE trak TIHL uh tee», noun. the quality of being retractile … Useful english dictionary
trac — am·trac; at·trac·tion; at·trac·tion·al·ly; at·trac·tor; con·trac·til·i·ty; con·trac·tion; con·trac·tion·al; con·trac·tion·ist; con·trac·tive; con·trac·tor; con·trac·tu·al; con·trac·ture; con·trac·tus; de·trac·tion; de·trac·tive; de·trac·tor;… … English syllables
til — ae·gyp·til·la; amon·til·la·do; an·til·o·gism; an·til·o·gous; an·til·o·gy; an·til·o·pe; apos·til; ar·til·ler·ist; ar·til·lery; ar·til·lery·man; ber·til·lon·age; ber·til·lon; ble·til·la; can·til; can·til·late; can·til·la·tion; cas·til·ian·ism;… … English syllables
tractility — trac·til·i·ty … English syllables
tractile — trac•tile [[t]ˈtræk tɪl, taɪl[/t]] adj. 1) capable of being drawn out in length; ductile 2) capable of being drawn • Etymology: 1620–30; < L trac , var. s. oftrahereto pull, draw + tile trac•til′i•ty ˈtɪl ɪ ti n … From formal English to slang
Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… … English syllables
contractility — The ability or property of a substance, especially of muscle, of shortening, or becoming reduced in size, or developing increased tension. cardiac c. a measure of cardiac pump performance, the degree to which muscle fibers can shorten when… … Medical dictionary
electrocontractility — The power of contraction of muscular tissue in response to an electrical stimulus. * * * elec·tro·con·trac·til·i·ty i .lek trō .kän .trak til ət ē, kən n, pl ties contractility (as of a muscle) in response to electric stimulation * * *… … Medical dictionary
contractile — con•trac•tile [[t]kənˈtræk tl, tɪl[/t]] adj. capable of contracting or causing contraction • Etymology: 1700–10 con•trac•til•i•ty ˌkɒn trækˈtɪl ɪ ti n … From formal English to slang
