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contractive

🇬🇧 UK/kən'træktiv/🇺🇸 US/kәn'træktiv/
B2

Definitions

adj.

Having the tendency or power to contract; contractile.

收缩的,有收缩性的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
contogether, with
+
tract
+
ivetending to, having the nature of
=contractive

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The contractive nature of the material caused it to shrink when heated.

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