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extensimeter
extension
extension agent
extension cable
extension cord
extension date
extensive
extensometer
extensor
extent
extenuate
extenuating circumstances
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extensor

ex·ten·sor [ ik sténssər ] (plural ex·ten·sors)


noun 
Definition:
 
muscle capable of extending: a muscle that straightens or extends a part of the body, e.g. an arm or leg

[Early 18th century. < modern Latin< Latin extens- (see extension)]
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