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Definition of Refractory

1. Noun. Lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace.

2. Adjective. Not responding to treatment. "Stubborn rust stains"

3. Adjective. Temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to nervous or sexual stimuli. "The refractory period of a muscle fiber"

4. Adjective. Stubbornly resistant to authority or control. "A refractory child"

Definition of Refractory

1. a. Obstinate in disobedience; contumacious; stubborn; unmanageable; as, a refractory child; a refractory beast.

2. n. A refractory person.

Definition of Refractory

1. [n -RIES]

Medical Definition of Refractory

1. Not readily yielding to treatment. Origin: L. Refractorius This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Refractory

refractivity refractometer refractometer refractometers refractometric refractometries refractometry refractometry refractor refractor

refractories refractorily refractoriness refractors refractory (current term) refractory (current term) refractory-lined refractory anaemia refractory anaemia refractory anaemia with excess blasts

refractory anemia refractory cast refractory flask refractory lining refractory period refractory period refractory period of electronic pacemaker refractory pot refractory rickets refractory state

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