Associations to the word «Refractory»
Noun
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
Watch your thoughts, they become your words. Watch your
words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they
become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your
character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.