Definition & Meaning | English word REFRACTILE

Definitions of REFRACTILE

1. Able to refract, refractive

Examples of Using REFRACTILE in a Sentence

• It is usually found when a physician performs ophthalmoscopy, during which a plaque will appear as a small, bright crystal that is refractile (reflects the light from the ophthalmoscope) and yellow.
• The cells typically contain polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) granules, as well as large numbers of refractile, gas-filled vacuoles which provide buoyancy in a watery environment and may help to position the cells to maximize light-harvesting.
• pyralis is composed of two layers: a layer of refractile cells on the dorsal side and a photic layer with light-producing cells on the ventral side.
• Inside their cells are a microbody, refractile granules shaped like mushrooms, kinetocysts and a well-developed cytoskeleton similar to the one found in Heteromita.
• vaughani may also produce 8 merozoites per schizont, it possesses a bluish refractile globule that is not found in P.
• This transition is marked by the formation of large refractile bodies within the oocysts, soon followed by the appearance of developing sporozoites.

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