refractile
10 letters · adjective · scores 3,000 in SpellHuntr
adjective
of or relating to or capable of refraction
Refractile in a sentence
Stained bacilli, when examined with the polarising microscope, often show a doubly refractile cell wall (e. g., B. tuberculosis and B. anthracis).
The number of refractile, ovoid spores was determined by phase-contrast microscopy using a hemocytometer.
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