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BIREFRINGENT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or characterized by double refraction
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
birefringence (splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly)
Derivation:
birefringence (splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly)