refractory
Collocations
5ADJ.
disobedient, flat, owing
VERB + REFRACTORY
bought, coerce, combing, persuading
REFRACTORY + NOUN
alumina, candle, fluffiness, material, nature, period, telescope
PREP.
in, into
ADV.
deftly
Definitions
adj
Obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something.
[…] in most instances attempts to coerce the refractory and disobedient have been the signals of bloody wars, […]
Mr. Weller knocked at the door, and after a pretty long interval—occupied by the party without, in whistling a tune, and by the party within, in persuading a refractory flat candle to allow itself to be lighted […]
Not affected by great heat.
Pure lime is extremely refractory, but readily fusible if any silex is brought in contact with it; […]
There are also over 1,200 pallet brick wagons used for the conveyance of refractory bricks.
Resistant to treatment; not responding adequately to therapy.
Many of the vague and refractory cases of neck and shoulder pain and of migraine may be due to cervical disc disease.
In 33 adult patients with long standing refractory epilepsy on treatment with one or two standard anti-convulsant drugs,
Incapable of registering a reaction or stimulus.
The production of a generator potential leaves a refractory state in the receptor membrane […]
The […] delivery of external stimuli […] delineates the pacemaker refractory period after the emission of a pacing stimulus and after the sensing of a spontaneous beat.
noun
A material or piece of material, such as a brick, that has a very high melting point.
A plant or factory that produces such material.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — stubbornly resistant to authority or control
adjective — not responding to treatment
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6[…] in most instances attempts to coerce the refractory and disobedient have been the signals of bloody wars, […]
WiktionaryMr. Weller knocked at the door, and after a pretty long interval—occupied by the party without, in whistling a tune, and by the party within, in persuading a refractory flat candle to allow itself to
WiktionaryFor five minutes Pollyanna worked swiftly, deftly, combing a refractory curl into fluffiness, perking up a drooping ruffle at the neck, or shaking a pillow into plumpness so that the head might have a
WiktionaryTom bought a refractory telescope.
Tatoeba · #10098580Tom's refractory period is too long.
Tatoeba · #10104700Owing to the refractory nature of alumina it is with difficulty that it can be diffused in alkaline silicates, borates, or lead silicates.
Tatoeba · #10935175