we call a module  essentially retractable if homr for all essential submodules n of m. for a right fbn ring r, it is shown that: (i)  a non-zero module  is retractable (in the sense that homr for all non-zero ) if and only if certain factor modules of m are essentially retractable nonsingular modules over r modulo their annihilators. (ii)  a non-zero module  is essentially retractable if and on...