Usually means: Bends light; changes its direction.
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  1. refractile: Merriam-Webster
  2. refractile: Collins English Dictionary
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  4. refractile: Wiktionary
  5. refractile: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. refractile: Dictionary.com
  7. refractile: Rhymezone
  8. refractile: FreeDictionary.org
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  11. refractile: Wordnik

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  1. refractile: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (refractile)

▸ adjective:  Able to refract, refractive

Similar:
refractable, refringent, refrangible, diffractable, diffrangible, reflectable, reflexible, refocusable, frangible, reflectory, more...

Opposite:
reflective, non-refractive, transparent

Types:
birefringent, optically active, double refraction, dispersion, more...

Phrases:
erythrocyte refractile bodies, erythrocyte refractile bodies (erf), more...

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Similar:
refractable, refringent, refrangible, diffractable, diffrangible, reflectable, reflexible, refocusable, frangible, reflectory, more...

Opposite:
reflective, non-refractive, transparent

Types:
birefringent, optically active, double refraction, dispersion, more...

Phrases:
erythrocyte refractile bodies, erythrocyte refractile bodies (erf), more...



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