| 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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