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The Collaborative International Dictionary
contractable

contractable \con*tract"a*ble\ (k[o^]n*tr[a^]kt"[.a]*b'l), adj. capable of being transmitted by infection; same as communicable, 1; -- of disease.

Syn: catching, communicable, contagious, transmissible, transmittable.

Wiktionary
contractable

a. Capable of being contracted (in various senses).

WordNet
contractable

adj. (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection [syn: catching, communicable, contagious, transmissible, transmittable]