Associations to the word «Contractile»

Wiktionary

CONTRACTILE, adjective. Capable of contracting, or of being contracted.
CONTRACTILE VACUOLE, noun. (cell biology) A vacuole that removes waste or excess water.

Dictionary definition

CONTRACTILE, adjective. Capable of contracting or being contracted; "the contractile wings of an insect".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche