refractileadj.

Brit.

/rᵻˈfraktʌɪl/, U.S.

/rəˈfræktl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: refract v., -ile suffix.

Etymology: < refract v. + -ile suffix. Compare earlier refracting adj. 1, refractive adj. 2, refractory adj. 6.

Chiefly Biology.

Esp. of a cell or other structure seen under a microscope: capable of refracting light passing through it.

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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > refraction > [adjective]

refractious1633

refractive1642

refracting1644

refringent1654

dioptric1672

refractory1788

anaclastic1796

refractile1797

prismy1799

diaclastic1883

Brewsterian1942

1797 R. Hooper tr. J. J. R. von Plenck Hygrology 80 The refractile power of the crystalline lens is not much greater than that of water.

1847–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. i. 514/1 The bands appear..to..become more refractile.

1880 Nature 26 Feb. 411/1 A well-defined highly refractile fibrous network.

1953 R. W. Fairbrother Text-bk. Bacteriol. (ed. 7) ii. 12 Spirochætes..are not sufficiently refractile to be visible with the ordinary method of illumination.

1990 EMBO Jrnl. 9 2419/1 Cells expressing the wild-type receptor grew at an equally fast rate..and exhibited a refractile, spindled morphology.

2004 A. N. Crowson et al. in R. L. Barnhill Textbk. Dermatopathol. (ed. 2) xv. 377/1 Silver particles are best demonstrated by polarized light microscopy as refractile particles.

Derivatives

refracˈtility n. the degree to which a cell or other structure is capable of refracting light.

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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > refraction > [noun] > ability to refract

refractility1849

refringency1851

refractivity1889

refringence1896

1849 W. Brinton in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. 517/1 These cells, in respect of their..refractility..resemble those seen in articular cartilage.

1894 Lancet 7 July 5/1 The depressions become deeper, and the refractility more pronounced, so that..the colonies appear like a heap of small crystals.

1936 E. C. McCulloch Disinfection & Sterilization iv. 73 Cells which had been exposed to quickly lethal doses of ultra-violet light soon lost their high refractility.

2004 Jrnl. Microbiol. Methods 56 253 Spore germination is usually detected in vitro by alterations in spore refractility.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	refractile
释义	refractileadj. Brit. /rᵻˈfraktʌɪl/, U.S. /rəˈfræktl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: refract v., -ile suffix. Etymology: < refract v. + -ile suffix. Compare earlier refracting adj. 1, refractive adj. 2, refractory adj. 6. Chiefly Biology. Esp. of a cell or other structure seen under a microscope: capable of refracting light passing through it. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > refraction > [adjective] refractious1633 refractive1642 refracting1644 refringent1654 dioptric1672 refractory1788 anaclastic1796 refractile1797 prismy1799 diaclastic1883 Brewsterian1942 1797 R. Hooper tr. J. J. R. von Plenck Hygrology 80 The refractile power of the crystalline lens is not much greater than that of water. 1847–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. i. 514/1 The bands appear..to..become more refractile. 1880 Nature 26 Feb. 411/1 A well-defined highly refractile fibrous network. 1953 R. W. Fairbrother Text-bk. Bacteriol. (ed. 7) ii. 12 Spirochætes..are not sufficiently refractile to be visible with the ordinary method of illumination. 1990 EMBO Jrnl. 9 2419/1 Cells expressing the wild-type receptor grew at an equally fast rate..and exhibited a refractile, spindled morphology. 2004 A. N. Crowson et al. in R. L. Barnhill Textbk. Dermatopathol. (ed. 2) xv. 377/1 Silver particles are best demonstrated by polarized light microscopy as refractile particles. Derivatives refracˈtility n. the degree to which a cell or other structure is capable of refracting light. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > refraction > [noun] > ability to refract refractility1849 refringency1851 refractivity1889 refringence1896 1849 W. Brinton in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. 517/1 These cells, in respect of their..refractility..resemble those seen in articular cartilage. 1894 Lancet 7 July 5/1 The depressions become deeper, and the refractility more pronounced, so that..the colonies appear like a heap of small crystals. 1936 E. C. McCulloch Disinfection & Sterilization iv. 73 Cells which had been exposed to quickly lethal doses of ultra-violet light soon lost their high refractility. 2004 Jrnl. Microbiol. Methods 56 253 Spore germination is usually detected in vitro by alterations in spore refractility. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1797
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