distractile

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adjective

Tending or serving to draw apart.

“distractile fibers”

Scrabble 14

Meanings

adjectivedistractile (comparative more distractile, superlative most distractile)

comparative more distractile · superlative most distractile

  1. biologyTending or serving to draw apart.
  2. stretchable

    distractile fibers

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APA

distractile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distractile

MLA

“distractile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distractile. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “distractile,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distractile.

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