contractile

Meanings

• A term used to describe the ability of certain structures, such as muscles, to contract and shorten.

  - "The bicep muscle contracts when you lift a weight."
  - "During a heart attack, the heart muscle may become unable to contract effectively."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with contractile
contractile , adhesile , combustible , defensible , extensible , flexible , inescapable , inescapable , inflexible , irresistible , permanent , persistent , resilient , robust , stability , stable , strong , tenacious , thick , tolerant , unbreakable , unbreakable , unyielding

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Variants

List of all variants of contractile that leads to same result
contractile , contractilities , contractility , contract , contracted , contractibilities , contractibility , contractible , contracting , contracts , contractile vacuole , contractile vacuoles

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The term contractile comes from the Latin word 'contrahere', which means 'to draw or pull together'.

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