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
Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable
fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those
symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated
by the inaudible language of the heart.