protractile

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/prəˈtræktaɪl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prō trak′til, -tīl, prə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pro•trac•tile  (prō trak′til, -tīl, prə-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Anatomycapable of being protracted, lengthened, or protruded.
  • protract + -ile 1820–30
pro′trac•til′i•ty, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
protractile /prəˈtræktaɪl/, (less commonly) protractible adj
  1. able to be extended or protruded: protractile muscle

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