extensile
[ ik-sten-suhl, -sahyl ]
/ ɪkˈstɛn səl, -saɪl /
adjective Chiefly Zoology, Anatomy.
capable of being extended; adapted for stretching out; extensible; protrusible.
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First recorded in 1735–45; extens(ion) + -ile
OTHER WORDS FROM extensile
non·ex·ten·sile, adjectiveWords nearby extensile
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