PROTRACT
\pɹətɹˈakt], \pɹətɹˈakt], \p_ɹ_ə_t_ɹ_ˈa_k_t]\
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lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"
By Princeton University
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lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To extend; to protrude; as, the cat can protract its claws; -- opposed to retract.
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Tedious continuance or delay.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
Word of the day
Procollagen Proline Dioxygenase
- mixed-function oxygenase that catalyzes hydroxylation prolyl-glycyl-containing-peptide, usually in protocollagen, hydroxyprolylglycyl-peptide. The enzyme utilizes molecular oxygen with a concomitant oxidative decarboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate to succinate. EC 1.14.11.2.