distensible

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(di stensə bəl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
dis•ten•si•ble  (di stensə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. capable of being distended.
  • Latin distēns(us) (past participle of distendere; distend- distend + -tus past participle suffix) + -ible
  • 1820–30
dis•ten′si•bili•ty, n. 

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