thermoretractable

adjective

That contracts when heated

Scrabble 26

Meanings

adjectivethermoretractable (comparative more thermoretractable, superlative most thermoretractable)

comparative more thermoretractable · superlative most thermoretractable

  1. That contracts when heated

    GPS-dataloggers were covered with a protective thermoretractable case.

    2015 December 22, “Why Do Kestrels Soar?”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

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APA

thermoretractable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermoretractable

MLA

“thermoretractable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermoretractable. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thermoretractable,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermoretractable.

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