refractile
/rɪˈfraktʌɪl/Chiefly Biology
adjective
Especially of a cell or other structure seen under a microscope: capable of refracting light passing through it.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Robert Hooper (1773–1835), physician and medical writer. From refract + -ile.
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