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re⋅frin⋅gent

  [ri-frin-juhnt]
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–adjective
refracting; refractive.
Origin:
1770–80; < L refringent- (s. of refringēns), prp. of refringere to break up. See refract, -ent
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re·frin·gent   (rĭ-frĭn'jənt)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or producing refraction; refractive.

[Latin refringēns, refringent-, present participle of refringere, to break up; see refract.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: re·frin·gent
Pronunciation: ri-'frin-j&nt
Function: adjective
: REFRACTIVE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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refringent re·frin·gent (rĭ-frĭn'jənt)
adj.
Of, relating to, or producing refraction; refractive.

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