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"As far as we know, it does not transmit any diseases that are contractible by humans."

From Scientific American • Sep. 11, 2015

“As far as we know, it does not transmit any diseases that are contractible by humans.”

From Scientific American • Jul. 24, 2012

So contractible and tough is the skin, that once the point of the harpoon is embedded in it, nothing but a strong and direct tug will release it.

From Confessions of a Beachcomber by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)

In regard to the pure question of the sufficiency of your salary, they hint in the kindest manner that all expenditures are contractible as well as extensible.

From Stories by American Authors, Volume 1 by Various

It is not enough for the victim to be unable to move from place to place beneath the soil: in addition to this, the contractible power in its sturdy muscular organism must be suppressed.

From More Hunting Wasps by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander