sectile

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sectile - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sectile \Sec"tile\, a. [L. sectilis, fr. secare, sectum, to cut:
     cf. F. sectile. See Section.]
     Capable of being cut; specifically (Min.), capable of being
     severed by the knife with a smooth cut; -- said of minerals.
     [1913 Webster]