refractile
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of refractile
Example Sentences
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As they exist in the cells of Spongilla the corpuscles are minute oval bodies of a bright green colour and each containing a highly refractile colourless granule.
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After further contraction the outer layers of the mass become still more highly differentiated and form a distinct spore membrane, and the spore itself is now highly refractile.
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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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