retractive

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noun

That which retracts or withdraws.

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Meanings

nounretractive (plural retractives)

plural retractives

  1. That which retracts or withdraws.
  2. grammarA verb that serves to cancel or retract a previously established obligation.
adjectiveretractive (comparative more retractive, superlative most retractive)

comparative more retractive · superlative most retractive

  1. Serving to retract; of the nature of a retraction.
  2. mathematicsMapping from a space onto a subset of that space.
  3. human sciencesServing to distance or alienate.

Origin

From retract + -ive.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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