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retractile

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Retractile \Re*tract"ile\, a. [Cf. F. -r['e]tractile.]
   (Physiol.)
   Capable of retraction; capable of being drawn back or up; as,
   the claws of a cat are retractile.

Source : WordNet®

retractile
     adj : capable of retraction; capable of being drawn back; "cats
           have retractile claws" [ant: {nonretractile}]
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