Look up: refractory

1. refractory
   stubborn unmanageable untractable 
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2. Refractory
   a metal or ceramic that may be exposed to extremely high temperatures without deteriorating rapidly or without melting.
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3. Refractory
   A wound or disease that does not respond to treatment.
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4. refractory
   [adj] - (medicine) not responding to treatment 2. [adj] - resistant to authority or control
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5. Refractory
   describes the ability to withstand high temperatures without damage. It is also used to describe bricks with refractory properties.
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6. Refractory
   A metal or ceramic that may be exposed to extremely high temperatures without deteriorating rapidly or without melting. See also: Ceramic, Metal.
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7. Refractory
   a metal or ceramic that may be exposed to extremely high temperatures without deteriorating rapidly or without melting.
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8. Refractory
   Refractory: Not yielding (at least not yielding readily) to treatment.
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9. refractory
   a) (propagation) of seed, difficult to induce their germination; b) (silviculture) (USA) of sites on which it is difficult to (re-)establish a forest crop; c) (wood preservation, processing, etc.)in timber, implies difficulty in treating or processing by ordinary methods, e.g. resistance to the pene...
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10. Refractory
    Re·frac'to·ry adjective [ Latin refractorius , from refringere : confer French refractaire . See Refract .] 1. Obstinate in disobedience; contumacious; stubborn; unmanageable; as, a refractory child; a r...
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11. Refractory
    Re·frac'to·ry noun 1. A refractory person. Bp. Hall. 2. Refractoriness. [ Obsolete] Jer. TAylor. 3. O Pottery ) A piece of ware covered with a vaporable flux and placed in a kiln, to communicate a glaze to the other articles. Knight.
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12. refractory
    Not readily yielding to treatment. ... Origin: L. Refractorius ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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13. refractory
    adjective temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to nervous or sexual stimuli; `the refractory period of a muscle fiber`
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14. refractory
    adjective not responding to treatment; `a stubborn infection`; `a refractory case of acne`; `stubborn rust stains`
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15. refractory
    (re-frak´tә-re) resistant to treatment. not responding to a stimulus; see refractory period.
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16. Refractory
    • (n.) A refractory person. • (n.) OPottery) A piece of ware covered with a vaporable flux and placed in a kiln, to communicate a glaze to the other articles. • (a.) Resisting ordinary treatment; difficult of fusion, reduction, or the like; -- said especially of metals and the like, w...
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17. refractory
    material not deformed or damaged by high temperatures, used to make crucibles, incinerators, insulation, and furnaces, particularly metallurgical ...
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18. refractory
    any material that has an unusually high melting point and that maintains its structural properties at very high temperatures. Composed principally of ... [7 related articles]
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19. refractory
    (L. refractorius) not readily yielding to treatment.
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20. refractory
    In timber drying this term is used to indicate high resistance to moisture loss during drying
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21. refractory
    Type: Term Pronunciation: rē-frak′tōr-ē Definitions: 1. Resistant to treatment, as of a disease. Synonyms: obstinate1, intractable1, obstinate2
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22. refractory
    (Of a material) able to resist high temperature, for example ceramics made from clay, minerals, or other earthy materials. Furnaces are lined with refractory materials such as silica and dolomite. Alumina (aluminium oxide) is an excellent refractory, often used for the bodies of spark plugs. Titaniu...
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23. refractory
    In oncology, this term describes cancer that does not respond to hormone treatment. Also known as hormone resistant.
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24. refractory
    In medicine, describes a disease or condition that does not respond to treatment.
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25. Refractory
    (i) Heat-resisting material used, for example, to line blast and other furnaces and make crucibles. (ii) Describes metals that are extremely difficult to recover from their ores.
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