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non·re·trac·tile | \ ˌnän-ri-ˈtrak-tᵊl 
, -ˌtī(-ə)l \
, -ˌtī(-ə)l \Definition of nonretractile
: not capable of being drawn back or in : not retractile nonretractile claws
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The first known use of nonretractile was in 1827
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