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birefringent
birefringent adj. 
/ˌbaɪriˈfrɪndʒ(ə)nt/
Brit. /ˌbʌɪrᵻˈfrɪn(d)ʒ(ə)nt/
, /ˌbʌɪrᵻˈfrɪn(d)ʒ(ə)nt/U.S. /ˌbaɪrəˈfrɪndʒ(ə)nt/
, /ˌbaɪrəˈfrɪndʒ(ə)nt//ˌbaɪriˈfrɪndʒ(ə)nt/ΚΠ
1880 N. Story-Maskelyne in Nature 1 Jan. 204/1 A birefringent crystal.
bireˈfringent
bireˈfringent adj.
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birefringent1949
1949 New Biol. 7 73 The spindle is birefringent (i.e. it has different refractive indices in different transecting planes).
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