| NOUN | attribute | contractility | the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter |
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| Meaning | The capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter. | |
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| Narrower | astringency, stypsis | The ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids |
| Broader | ability | The quality of being able to perform |
| Spanish | contractilidad | |
| Catalan | contractilitat | |
| Adjectives | contractile | capable of contracting or being contracted |
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