Associations to the word «Contractile»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
CONTRACTILE, adjective. Capable of contracting, or of being contracted.
CONTRACTILE VACUOLE, noun. (cell biology) A vacuole that removes waste or excess water.
Dictionary definition
CONTRACTILE, adjective. Capable of contracting or being contracted; "the contractile wings of an insect".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.