Retractive
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Retractive is a noun meaning That which retracts or withdraws.
Meaning
That which retracts or withdraws.
More Meanings
- (grammar) A verb that serves to cancel or retract a previously established obligation.
- Serving to retract; of the nature of a retraction.
- (mathematics) Mapping from a space onto a subset of that space.
- (psychology) Serving to distance or alienate.
Word Forms
- retractives
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include retrate, retractation, retraict, retreat, withdraw, retrait.
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