Associations to the word «Refractory»
Noun
- Calcium
- Deterioration
- Powder
- Walker
- Duration
- Als
- Processing
- Fibre
- Nitrogen
- Copper
- Surgery
- Acronym
- Neuron
- Flux
- Application
- Product
- Onset
- Ware
- Bladder
- Reactor
- Element
- Indication
- Node
- Infection
- Velocity
- Activation
- Obedience
- Dioxide
- Ni
- Ltd
- Depression
- Fraction
- Entrant
- Microwave
- Schizophrenia
- Threshold
- Disorder
- Substance
- Duct
- Contraction
- Mg
- Trial
- Creep
- Treating
- Paste
- Fe
- Cr
- Robber
- Vacuum
- Plant
- Mortar
- Malaria
- Matrix
- Impulse
- Fiber
- Tube
- Antagonist
- Button
- Carbon
- Firing
- Plasma
- Limestone
- Deposit
- Vapor
- Reaction
- Platinum
- Propagation
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
REFRACTORY, adjective. Obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something.
REFRACTORY, adjective. Not affected by great heat.
REFRACTORY, adjective. (medicine) Difficult to treat.
REFRACTORY, adjective. (biology) Incapable of registering a reaction or stimulus.
REFRACTORY, noun. A material or piece of material, such as a brick, that has a very high melting point.
REFRACTORY METAL, noun. A metal, such as molybdenum and tungsten, with a high refraction, hence a high melting point.
REFRACTORY METALS, noun. Plural of refractory metal
REFRACTORY PERIOD, noun. (biology) The period, after excitation, during which a membrane recovers it polarization and is not able to respond to a second stimulus
REFRACTORY PERIOD, noun. A recovery phase after orgasm during which it is physiologically impossible for an individual to have additional orgasms
REFRACTORY RHYME, noun. (linguistics) A word with no rhyme, a rhymeless word.
REFRACTORY RHYMES, noun. Plural of refractory rhyme
Dictionary definition
REFRACTORY, noun. Lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace.
REFRACTORY, adjective. Not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains".
REFRACTORY, adjective. Temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to nervous or sexual stimuli; "the refractory period of a muscle fiber".
REFRACTORY, adjective. Stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child".
Wise words
The difference between the right word and the almost right
word is the difference between lightning and a lightning
bug.