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Contractile in a sentence

Contractile meaning

Capable of contracting, or of being contracted.

Synonyms of Contractile

contracted

Related words

Other words often associated with Contractile or its synonyms:

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Using Contractile

  • The main meaning on this page is: Capable of contracting, or of being contracted.
  • Useful related words include: contracted.
  • In the example corpus, contractile often appears in combinations such as: contractile stalk, and contractile.

Context around Contractile

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

non 3× system 1× active 1× evolved 1×

Often after:

tail 2× stalk 2× chamber 1× tissue 1× dysfunction 1× tailed 1× cells 1× vessel 1×

Sentence patterns with Contractile

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a non contractile tailed phage 1× and a contractile stalk up 1× closed system contractile chamber 1× efficiency and contractile dysfunction 1× long non contractile tail with 1× phages evolved contractile or short 1× short non contractile tail 1× the active contractile tissue of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

bacteriophage p22 a 1× circulation heart anatomy 1× in more advanced 1× in the genus 1× less atp availability 1× life cycle infection 1×

Common sentence endings:

and contractile dysfunction 1× and elongated heads 1× axopods are located 1× bacterial cell membrane 1× completing their development 1× ends blindly posteriorly 1×

Words around Contractile

Just before it in the word index:

contractible 3 contracted 1.237 contractarian 3 contracta 4 contract 9.220 contracosta 2

Just after it in the word index:

contractility 7 contracting 758 contraction 451 contractionary 15 contractions 112 contractive 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Contractile

  • In this selection, "contractile" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, non, system, active, tail, stalk and chamber stand out and add context to how "contractile" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a non contractile tailed phage and and a contractile stalk up. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "contractile" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with contractile

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Subsequently the phages evolved contractile or short tails and elongated heads. (11 words)

Circulation Heart anatomy The ostrich heart is a closed system, contractile chamber. (12 words)

Bacteriophage P22, a member of the Podoviridae by morphology due to its short, non-contractile tail. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

In more advanced animals, many glands are formed of epithelial cells. citation Muscle tissue Cross section through skeletal muscle and a small nerve at high magnification ( H&E stain Muscle cells (myocytes) form the active contractile tissue of the body. (40 words)

Life cycle Infection Lambda phage J protein interaction with the LamB porin Lambda phage is a non-contractile tailed phage, meaning during an infection event it cannot 'force' its DNA through a bacterial cell membrane. (35 words)

The tentacular system connects the tentacles at the tip of the introvert to a ring canal at their base, from which a contractile vessel that runs along the esophagus and ends blindly posteriorly. (33 words)

Example sentences (11)

Bacteriophage P22, a member of the Podoviridae by morphology due to its short, non-contractile tail.

Circulation Heart anatomy The ostrich heart is a closed system, contractile chamber.

In more advanced animals, many glands are formed of epithelial cells. citation Muscle tissue Cross section through skeletal muscle and a small nerve at high magnification ( H&E stain Muscle cells (myocytes) form the active contractile tissue of the body.

In the genus Cephalodiscus, asexually produced individuals stay attached to the contractile stalk of the parent individual until completing their development.

Less ATP availability ultimately results in an energy deficit presenting as reduced cardiac efficiency and contractile dysfunction.

Life cycle Infection Lambda phage J protein interaction with the LamB porin Lambda phage is a non-contractile tailed phage, meaning during an infection event it cannot 'force' its DNA through a bacterial cell membrane.

Subsequently the phages evolved contractile or short tails and elongated heads.

The ancestral tailed phage had an icosahedral head of about 60 nanometers in diameter and a long non contractile tail with sixfold symmetry.

These contractile cells are connected by intercalated discs which allow a rapid response to impulses of action potential from the pacemaker cells.

The tentacular system connects the tentacles at the tip of the introvert to a ring canal at their base, from which a contractile vessel that runs along the esophagus and ends blindly posteriorly.

When feeding, it has a multinucleate base and a contractile stalk up to 150 μm in length, supporting a relatively small uninucleate head, where the central granule and axopods are located.

Common combinations with contractile

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "contractile" in a sentence?
An example: "Bacteriophage P22, a member of the Podoviridae by morphology due to its short, non-contractile tail." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "contractile" from authentic English texts.
What does "contractile" mean?
Contractile means: Capable of contracting, or of being contracted.
What are synonyms of "contractile"?
Common synonyms of "contractile" include: contracted.
How many example sentences with "contractile" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "contractile", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.