1) Contrarious 2) Defiant 3) Disobedient 4) Fractious 5) Intractable 6) Recalcitrant 7) Stiff necked 8) Uncooperative 9) Unruly
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1) Not responding to treatment 2) Uncooperative
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• (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, which do not readily yield to heat, or to the hamme...
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(L. refractorius) not readily yielding to treatment.
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a metal or ceramic that may be exposed to extremely high temperatures without deteriorating rapidly or without melting.
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a metal or ceramic that may be exposed to extremely high temperatures without deteriorating rapidly or without melting.
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(re-frak´tә-re) resistant to treatment. not responding to a stimulus; see refractory period.
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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
refractory beast. « Raging appetites tha...
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stubborn unmanageable untractableÂ
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(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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A ceramic material that can resist great heat and is therefore suitable for lining furnaces. Fireclay, dolomite, magnesite and silica are examples. This is not to be confused with refractory metals, such as columbium and tantalum.
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A heat-resistant material, usually nonmetallic, which is used for furnace linings and such.
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Substances that are resistant to high temperatures such as kiln furniture.
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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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adjective not responding to treatment; `a stubborn infection`; `a refractory case of acne`; `stubborn rust stains`
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adjective temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to nervous or sexual stimuli; `the refractory period of a muscle fiber`
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(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. Titanium and tungsten are often called refractory metals ...
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1) Heat-resistant material, usually non-metallic, used for furnace linings etc., 2) the quality of resisting heat.
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A ceramic material that can resist great heat and is therefore suitable for lining furnaces. Fireclay, dolomite, magnesite and silica are examples. This is not to be confused with refractory metals, such as columbium and tantalum.
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A heat-resistant material, usually nonmetallic, which is used for furnace linings and such.
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[ASVAB glossary] stubbornly resistant to authority or control
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stubbornly resistant to authority or control
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[Obscure words] stubbornly resistant to authority or control
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stubbornly resistant to authority or control
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[Intelligent words] stubbornly resistant to authority or control
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