protensive

[ proh-ten-siv ]
/ proʊˈtɛn sɪv /

adjective Archaic.

extended in dimension or extended in time.

Origin of protensive

1635–45; < Latin protēns(us) (past participle of protendere to protend) + -ive, on the model of extensive, intensive, etc.

OTHER WORDS FROM protensive

pro·ten·sive·ly, adverb

Words nearby protensive

proteinoid, proteinosis, proteins, proteinuria, protend, protensive, proteo-, proteoclastic, proteoglycan, proteolipid, proteolysis