Definition of Refractories

1. Noun. (plural of refractory) ¹

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Definition of Refractories

1. refractory [n] - See also: refractory

Lexicographical Neighbors of Refractories

refractive amblyopia
refractive errors
refractive index
refractive keratoplasty
refractive keratotomy
refractively
refractiveness
refractivities
refractivity
refractometer
refractometers
refractometric
refractometries
refractometry
refractor
refractories (current term)
refractorily
refractoriness
refractors
refractory
refractory-lined
refractory anaemia
refractory anaemia with excess blasts
refractory anemia
refractory cast
refractory flask
refractory lining
refractory metal
refractory metals

Literary usage of Refractories

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel by James McIntyre Camp, Charles Blaine Francis (1920)
"Importance: The problem of obtaining refractories suitable for each ... This equipment is expensive, and any failure in the refractories results in a great ..."

2. The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel by James McIntyre Camp, Charles Blaine Francis (1920)
"Importance: The problem of obtaining refractories suitable for each ... This equipment is expensive, and any failure in the refractories results in a great ..."

3. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1918)
"A Study of the Silica refractories* BT J. SPOTTS MCDOWELL, B. s,f (New York Meeting, February, 1917) TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Acknowledgments 5 Introduction 5 ..."

4. The Principles of Iron Founding by Richard Moldenke (1917)
"refractories The subject of refractories for foundry use is more important than ... Again, even high-grade refractories necessitate study so that the proper ..."

5. Metallography by Samuel Leslie Hoyt (1920)
"refractories On account of the high temperatures used in metallographic work and the necessity for using materials which will not seriously inj ure the melt ..."

6. Chemistry of Materials of the Machine and Building Industries by Robert Benjamin Leighou (1917)
"Classification of refractories.—According to the reactions that may occur between ... Acid refractories.—This class includes the materials that consist ..."

7. Glass Manufacture by Walter Rosenhain (1919)
"CHAPTER IV refractories THE furnaces and crucibles in which the melting of ... Such materials are usually described as " refractories," although a very ..."

8. Chemistry of Materials of the Machine and Building Industries by Robert Benjamin Leighou (1917)
"Classification of refractories.—According to the reactions that may occur between ... Acid refractories.—This class includes the materials that consist ..."

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