contractable

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adjective

Capable of being contracted (in various senses).

“a disease contractable from tapeworms”

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Meanings

adjectivecontractable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCapable of being contracted (in various senses).

    a disease contractable from tapeworms

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

Similar
catchingcommunicablecontagioustransmissibletransmittableinfectious
Also see
catchingcommunicablecontagioustransmissibletransmittable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From contract + -able.

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Translations

Italian contraibile
  • contraibilecapable of being contracted
Cite this entry
APA

contractable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contractable

MLA

“contractable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contractable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contractable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contractable.

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