Index of English words, starting with "re"

(1) - Retractive (n.) That which retracts, or withdraws.
(2) - Retractive (a.) Serving to retract; of the nature of a retraction.

(1) - Retractor (n.) A muscle serving to draw in any organ or part. See Illust. under Phylactolaemata.
(2) - Retractor (n.) A bandage to protect the soft parts from injury by the saw during amputation.
(3) - Retractor (n.) An instrument for holding apart the edges of a wound during amputation.
(4) - Retractor (n.) In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.
(5) - Retractor (n.) One who, or that which, retracts.