con·tract·a·ble
con·tract·a·ble/kənˈtraktəbəl/
adjective
(of a disease) able to be caught.
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contracted in American English · 1. drawn together; reduced in compass or size; made smaller; shrunken · 2. condensed; abridged · 3. (of the mind, outlook, etc.).
(of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection. synonyms: catching, communicable, contagious, transmissible, transmittable.
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective contractable. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Adjective. contractable (not comparable) Capable of being contracted (in various senses). a disease contractable from tapeworms.
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There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective contractible. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Contractable definition: Capable of being contracted (in various senses).
(of a body or substance) the ability to become smaller, narrower, shorter, etc.... Click for pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
1. contractable - (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection. catching, communicable, transmissible, transmittable, contagious.
Contractable ADJECTIVE 01 (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection synonyms catching synonyms synonyms synonyms synonyms