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re⋅frac⋅tile

  [ri-frak-tl, -tahyl]
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–adjective
refractive (def. 2).
Origin:
1840–50; refract + -ile
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re⋅frac⋅tive

  [ri-frak-tiv]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to refraction.
2. Also, refractile. having power to refract.
Origin:
1665–75; < LL refrāctīvus (of pronouns) reflexive. See refract, -ive

Related forms:
re⋅frac⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
re⋅frac⋅tive⋅ness, noun
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Main Entry: re·frac·tile
Pronunciation: ri-'frak-t&l, -"tIl
Function: adjective
: capable of refracting : REFRACTIVE <refractile cells> refractile crystalline material in the adrenals—Lancet>

Main Entry: re·frac·tive
Pronunciation: ri-'frak-tiv
Function: adjective
1 : having power to refract refractive lens>
2 : relating to or due to refraction <refractive phenomena> <refractive dispersion of light> —re·frac·tive·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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