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Capable of being contracted (in various senses).
a disease contractable from tapeworms
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contractable — con*tract a*ble (k[o^]n*tr[a^]kt [.a]*b l), adj. capable of being transmitted by infection; same as {communicable}, 1; of disease. Syn: catching, communicable, contagious, transmissible, transmittable. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contractable — contractable, contractible see able, ible … Modern English usage
contractable — (kon tra kta bl ) adj. Qui peut être contracté, que l on doit contracter. ÉTYMOLOGIE Contracter 1 … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
contractable — adjective (of a disease) able to be caught … English new terms dictionary
contractable — con·tract·able … English syllables
contractable — adj. (of a disease) that can be contracted … Useful english dictionary
contractible — contractable, contractible see able, ible … Modern English usage
-able — able, ible 1. general. These two suffixes are derived from Latin endings abilis and ibilis, either directly or through Old French. Of the two, able is an active suffix that can be freely added to the stems of transitive verbs, whereas the set of… … Modern English usage
-ible — able, ible 1. general. These two suffixes are derived from Latin endings abilis and ibilis, either directly or through Old French. Of the two, able is an active suffix that can be freely added to the stems of transitive verbs, whereas the set of… … Modern English usage
Seditious libel — is a criminal offence under English common law. Sedition is the offence of speaking seditious words with seditious intent: if the statement is in writing or some other permanent form it is seditious libel. A statement is seditious if it brings… … Wikipedia
