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retractable | retractate | retractation | retracted | retractible | retractile | retraction | retractive | retractor | retraict | retrain

retractile

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Adjective
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re=trac=tile

CIDE DICTIONARY

retractilea. [Cf. F. -rétractile.].
     Capable of retraction; capable of being drawn back or up; as, the claws of a cat are retractile.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

retractile, adj. capable of being retracted.

Derivative
retractility n.
Etymology
RETRACT, after contractile

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