irretractile
English
Etymology
ir- + retractile
Adjective
irretractile (comparative more irretractile, superlative most irretractile)
- Not retractile.
- Not tractile or ductile.
- a. 1856, William Hamilton, Philosophy
- Rectractile and Irretractile (Elastic and Inelastic)
- a. 1856, William Hamilton, Philosophy
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for irretractile in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)