nonretractile

1. 1.

   not capable of being retracted

   Synonymsnonretractable

   Antonymsretractile

Questions about nonretractile

What does nonretractile mean?

nonretractile means "not capable of being retracted".

How many syllables are in nonretractile?

nonretractile has 5 syllables and divides as non-re-trac-ti-le under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for nonretractile?

Close synonyms include nonretractable. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.