Vocabulary : Retractation to Retrait

Retractation : The act of retracting what has been said; recantation.
Retracted : of Retract
Retractible : Retractable.
Retractile : Capable of retraction; capable of being drawn back or up; as, the claws of a cat are retractile.
Retracting : of Retract

Retraction : The act of retracting, or drawing back; the state of being retracted; as, the retraction of a cat's claws. ;; The act of withdrawing something advanced, stated, claimed, or done; declaration of change of opinion; recantation. ;; The act of retracting or shortening; as, the retraction of a severed muscle; the retraction of a sinew. ;; The state or condition of a part when drawn back, or towards the center of the body.
Retractive : Serving to retract; of the nature of a retraction. ;; That which retracts, or withdraws.
Retractor : One who, or that which, retracts. ;; In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel. ;; An instrument for holding apart the edges of a wound during amputation. ;; A bandage to protect the soft parts from injury by the saw during amputation. ;; A muscle serving to draw in any organ or part. See Illust. under Phylactolaemata.
Retraict : Retreat.
Retrait : A portrait; a likeness.

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