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DISTENSIBLE

\dɪstˈɛnsəbə͡l], \dɪstˈɛnsəbə‍l], \d_ɪ_s_t_ˈɛ_n_s_ə_b_əl]\

Definitions of DISTENSIBLE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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capable of being distended; able to stretch and expand; "the stomach is a distensible organ"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

capable of being distended; able to stretch and expand; "the stomach is a distensible organ"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

That may be stretched.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Capable of being distended.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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