Dictionary Check: refractory
"refractory" is a valid word!
Scrabble
18
points
Words with Friends
18
points
Definition
adjective
not responding to treatment
Example:
"a stubborn infection"
adjective
temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to a process or stimulus
Example:
"the refractory period of a muscle fiber"
adjective
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
Example:
"a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"
noun
lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace
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