protractile

[proh-trak-til, -tahyl, pruh-] / proʊˈtræk tɪl, -taɪl, prə- /

ADJECTIVE

extensible

Synonyms

WEAK

approaching continual continuing continuous endless expansible expansile extendible extensile going on lengthening perpetual ranging spanning spreading stretch stretchable stretching

Example Sentences

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The intermaxillaries are moderately protractile, but the lower jaw, when depressed, projects still further forward.

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