The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Refringent \Re*frin"gent\ (-jent), a. [L. refringens, p. pr. of
   refringere. See Refract.]
   Pertaining to, or possessing, refringency; refractive;
   refracting; as, a refringent prism of spar. --Nichol.
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