expansile

adjective

ex·​pan·​sile

-n(t)sə̇l,

-nˌsīl

1

: capable of expansion

gases are more expansile than liquids

2

: of, relating to, or characteristic of expansion

expansile movements

Word History

Etymology

Latin expansus + English -ile

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