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refractive
[ ri-frak-tiv ]
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Other Words From
- re·fractive·ly adverb
- re·fractive·ness noun
- nonre·fractive adjective
- nonre·fractive·ly adverb
- nonre·fractive·ness noun
- unre·fractive adjective
- unre·fractive·ly adverb
- unre·fractive·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of refractive1
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Example Sentences
Under the one-sixth they appear as slender, highly refractive fibers with double contour and, often, curled or split ends.
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Cystin crystals are colorless, highly refractive, rather thick, hexagonal plates with well-defined edges.
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Yeast-cells are smooth, colorless, highly refractive, spheric or ovoid cells.
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They consist of a more or less dense network of hyph and numerous round or oval refractive spores.
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This occurs when, from any cause, such a stratum of air possesses a higher refractive power than the one immediately below it.
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