contractile

Dictionary: con·trac·tile (kən-trăk'təl, -tīl') pronunciation

adj.
Capable of contracting or causing contraction: Muscle is a contractile tissue.

contractility con'trac·til'i·ty (kŏn'trăk-tĭl'ĭ-tē) n.

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(kən-trăk'təl, -tīl')
adj.

Capable of contracting or causing contraction, as a tissue.

con'trac·til'i·ty (kŏn'trăk-tĭl'ĭ-tē) n.

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Having the power or tendency to contract in response to a suitable stimulus.

c. proteins — myosin, the main constituent of thick filaments of muscle, and actin, main constituent of thin muscle filaments.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: capable of contracting or being contracted

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