exsectile|ɛkˈsɛktɪl, -aɪl| [f. L. exsect-ppl. stem of exsecāre(seeprec.) + -ile.] Capable of being cut out. 1861Hulme tr.Moquin-Tandon ii. iii. ii. 88 The [Coral] polyps..consist of a globular portion which is fixed, and of a free exsectile cylindrical portion terminated by a mouth.