retractive

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retractive

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From retract + -ive.

noun retractives

That which retracts or withdraws.
A verb that serves to cancel or retract a previously established obligation.

adjective more retractive · most retractive

Serving to retract; of the nature of a retraction.
Mapping from a space onto a subset of that space.
Serving to distance or alienate.

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@misc{retractive_2026,
  title = {retractive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/retractive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}