nonretractable adj 1: not capable of being retracted [syn: {nonretractile}, {nonretractable}] [ant: {retractile}]
nonretractable \nonretractable\ nonretractile \nonretractile\adj. not able to be drawn into the main body; -- of claws and other extensile parts of animals or objects; as, a bear's claws, unlike a cat's, are nonretractile. Opposite of {retractile}. [WordNet 1.5]