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contractile

🇬🇧 UK/kən'træktail/🇺🇸 US/kәn'træktail/
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Definitions

adj.

Having the ability to contract or cause contraction, especially of muscle tissue.

有收缩力的,可收缩的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
contogether, with
+
tract
+
ilecapable of, relating to
=contractile

Common Collocations

  • 1.contractile muscle收缩肌肉
  • 2.contractile protein收缩蛋白

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The contractile properties of the heart muscle enable it to pump blood throughout the body.

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