contractile
con·trac·tile
adj \kən-ˈtrak-təl, -ˌtī(-ə)l\Definition of CONTRACTILE
: having or concerned with the power or property of contracting <contractile proteins of muscle fibrils>
— con·trac·til·i·ty \ˌkän-ˌtrak-ˈti-lə-tē\ noun
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circa 1706
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