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Meaning of refractory
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
refractory
adj 1: not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a
refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains" [syn:
{refractory}, {stubborn}]
2: temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to nervous
or sexual stimuli; "the refractory period of a muscle fiber"
3: stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious
animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory
child" [syn: {fractious}, {refractory}, {recalcitrant}]
n 1: lining consisting of material with a high melting point;
used to line the inside walls of a furnace [syn: {furnace
lining}, {refractory}]
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