Refractile

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Able to refract, refractive

    "As the colony increases, the granular character becomes more marked, until it seems to be made up of highly refractile granules, like a mass of particles of glass."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or capable of refraction wordnet

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diffusedisperseddistortedrefractiverefractivescattered

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"As the colony increases, the granular character becomes more marked, until it seems to be made up of highly refractile granules, like a mass of particles of glass."

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