refractory
51refractory anaemia — noun any of various anemic conditions that are not successfully treated by any means other than blood transfusions (and that are not associated with another primary disease) • Syn: ↑refractory anemia • Hypernyms: ↑anemia, ↑anaemia • Hyponyms:… …
52refractory anemia — noun any of various anemic conditions that are not successfully treated by any means other than blood transfusions (and that are not associated with another primary disease) • Syn: ↑refractory anaemia • Hypernyms: ↑anemia, ↑anaemia • Hyponyms:… …
53refractory-lined — adjective (of furnaces) lined with material that has a high melting point • Pertains to noun: ↑refractory …
54refractory rock — noun : a naturally occurring rock material that has refractory qualities and is used in the form of blocks for lining certain types of furnaces …
55refractory phase — noun see refractory period …
56refractory — n. [L. re, back; frangere, break] 1. Not readily infectible; not amenable to therapy. 2. Unresponsive; the intermission after excitation during which repetition of the stimulus fails to induce a response in nerves …
57refractory — Synonyms and related words: adversary, adversative, adverse, alien, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antithetic, at odds, averse, beyond control, breachy, bullheaded, china, clashing, clay, competitive, complaining, con, conflicting,… …
58refractory — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unruly, unmanageable, obstinate, stubborn, intractable. See disobedience. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Stubborn] Syn. obstinate, headstrong, willful, disobedient; see contrary 4 , naughty , obstinate …
59refractory — a heat resistant material …
60refractory — re frac·to·ry || rɪ fræktrɪ adj. stubborn, obstinate; resistant to usual treatments; difficult to fuse or process …
