NOUN | artifact | refractory, furnace lining | lining consisting of material with a high melting point |
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ADJECTIVE | all | refractory, stubborn | not responding to treatment |
all | refractory | temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to nervous or sexual stimuli | |
all | refractory, fractious, recalcitrant | stubbornly resistant to authority or control |
Sounds | rahfrae'kteriy | |
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Rhymes | accessory ... worry: 201 rhymes with eriy... |
Meaning | not responding to treatment. | |
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Example | "a refractory case of acne" | |
Synonym | stubborn | |
Broader | intractable | not tractable |
Spanish | refractario | |
Nouns | refractoriness | the trait of being unmanageable |
Meaning | temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to nervous or sexual stimuli. | |
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Example | "the refractory period of a muscle fiber" | |
Broader | unresponsive | not responding to some influence or stimulus |
Spanish | refractario |
Meaning | stubbornly resistant to authority or control. | |
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Example | "a refractory child" | |
Synonyms | fractious, recalcitrant | |
Broader | disobedient | not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority |
Spanish | obstinado, refractario | |
Nouns | refractoriness | the trait of being unmanageable |
Meaning | lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace. | |
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Synonym | furnace lining | |
Broader | lining, liner | A protective covering that protects an inside surface |
Substances | alumina, aluminum oxide, aluminium oxide | Any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum |
fireclay | A heat-resistant clay | |
Catalan | refractari | |
Adjectives | refractory-lined | (of furnaces) lined with material that has a high melting point |
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