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Definition of Refractory

Refractory
Refractory Re*frac"to*ry, n. 1. A refractory person. --Bp. Hall. 2. Refractoriness. [Obs.] --Jer. TAylor. 3. OPottery) A piece of ware covered with a vaporable flux and placed in a kiln, to communicate a glaze to the other articles. --Knight.
Refractory
Refractory Re*frac"to*ry (-r?), a. [L. refractorius, fr. refringere: cf. F. refractaire. See Refract.] 1. Obstinate in disobedience; contumacious; stubborn; unmanageable; as, a refractory child; a refractory beast. Raging appetites that are Most disobedient and refractory. --Shak. 2. Resisting ordinary treatment; difficult of fusion, reduction, or the like; -- said especially of metals and the like, which do not readily yield to heat, or to the hammer; as, a refractory ore. Syn: Perverse; contumacious; unruly; stubborn; obstinate; unyielding; ungovernable; unmanageable.

Meaning of Refractory from wikipedia

- In materials science, a refractory (or refractory material) is a material that is resistant to decomposition by heat or chemical attack and that retains...
- Refractory period is a period immediately following a stimulus during which further stimulation has no effect. It may specifically refer to: Refractory...
- Refractoriness is the fundamental property of any object of autowave nature (especially excitable medium) not responding to stimuli, if the object stays...
- In human ****uality, the refractory period is usually the recovery phase after **** during which it is physiologically impossible for males to have additional...
- Refractory metals are a class of metals that are extraordinarily resistant to heat and wear. The expression is mostly used in the context of materials...
- situation can usually (but not always) be considered an agonal phenomenon. Refractory status epilepticus is defined as status epilepticus that continues despite...
- (>15% ringed sideroblasts when counted among red cell precursors for refractory anemia with ring sideroblasts) Megakaryocytic series (can be the most...
- priests [fr], and those refusing the oath known as non-juring clergy or refractory clergy. In the centuries preceding the French Revolution, the Church had...
- Hyperanemia is a severe form of anemia, in which the hematocrit is below 10%. Refractory anemia, an anemia which does not respond to treatment, is often seen secondary...
- Look up refractory in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A refractory is a heat-resistant material, such as: Refractory ceramic, a ceramic that is resistant...