CONTRACTION-REMAINDER
\kəntɹˈakʃənɹɪmˈe͡ɪndə], \kəntɹˈakʃənɹɪmˈeɪndə], \k_ə_n_t_ɹ_ˈa_k_ʃ_ə_n_ɹ_ɪ_m_ˈeɪ_n_d_ə]\
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The contraction persisting in a muscle after withdrawal of the stimulus.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
Word of the day
Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.