contractile

kɔ̃tʁaktil

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Definition of contractile - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

muscle

TECH.

qui peut se contracter ou se rétrécir

TECH.

Le muscle cardiaque est contractile et bat régulièrement.

contractant

rétractile

topologie

TECH.

qui peut se déformer de façon continue en un point

TECH.

Cet espace topologique contractile présente des propriétés particulières.

déformable

rétractile

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protéine contractile

molécule qui permet aux muscles de se contracter et bouger

Les protéines contractiles actine et myosine permettent la contraction musculaire.

Origin of contractile

latin, contractilis (qui peut se contracter)

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disque de fermeture

biologie cellulaire

structure contractile qui sépare définitivement deux cellules lors de la division

Examples of contractile in a sentence

Cette cellule possède une membrane contractile remarquable.
La boule est contractile dans ce contexte mathématique.
Un ensemble contractile simplifie certains calculs topologiques.

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English:contractile, contractible, ...
German:kontraktil, ...
Italian:contrattile, ...
Spanish:contractil, ...
Portuguese:contractil, contrátil, ...
Chinese:有收缩性的, 可变形的, ...
Japanese:収縮性の, 収縮可能な, ...
Arabic:قابض, قابل للانكماش, ...
Hebrew:מִתְכַּוֵּץ, קוֹנְטְרַקְטִילִי, ...
Russian:сократительный, сжимаемый, ...
Ukrainian:скорочувальний, стягуваний, ...
Catalan:contractil, ...
Danish:kontraktil, kontraktibel, ...
Dutch:samentrekkend, contractiel, ...
Greek:συσπαστικός, συρρικνωτικός, ...
Khmer:កន្ត្រាក់បាន, ដែលអាចបម្លែងទ្រង់ទ្រាយជាបន្តបន្ទាប់ទៅជាចំណុចមួយបាន, ...
Korean:수축성의, 수축 가능한, ...
Polish:kurczliwy, skurczliwy, ...
Portuguese (BR):contrátil, flexível, ...
Romanian:contractil, ...
Swedish:kontraktil, kontraherbar, ...
Thai:ที่หดตัวได้, หดได้เป็นจุดเดียว, ...
Turkish:kasılabilir, büzülebilir, ...
Vietnamese:co bóp, co rút được, ...

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