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What is the adjective for retraction?

What's the adjective for retraction? Here's the word you're looking for.

Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs retract and retractate which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

retracted
  1. withdrawn back and in, as the claws of a cat
  2. (linguistics) (of a sound) pronounced further back in the vocal tract
  3. Synonyms:
retractable
  1. Capable of being retracted; retractile.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The retractable roof of the stadium could be closed during rainstorms.”
retractive
  1. Serving to retract; of the nature of a retraction.
retractile
  1. That can be retracted (as a cat's claws)
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The habit of felids to use primarily their forelimbs to capture prey is supported by the anatomy and function of their retractile claws.”
      “Spores may be demonstrated by phase-contrast microscopy of wet mounts, where they appear mature and retractile.”
      “If a testis is not palpable, it is important to determine if it is retractile, ectopic, or cryptorchid.”
retractible
  1. Alternative form of retractable
retracting
retractated
  1. simple past tense and past participle of retractate
retractating
  1. present participle of retractate
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