tractility


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trac·tile

 (trăk′təl, -tīl′)
adj.
Capable of being drawn out in length; ductile: a tractile metal.

[From Latin tractus, past participle of trahere, to draw.]

trac·til′i·ty (-tĭl′ĭ-tē) n.
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