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refractory

• (s) not responding to treatment
  • a stubborn infection
  • a refractory case of acne
  • stubborn rust stains
  stubborn,
• (s) temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to nervous or sexual stimuli
  • the refractory period of a muscle fiber
• (s) stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  • a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness
  • a refractory child
  fractious, recalcitrant,

Nouns

• (n) lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace furnace lining,

Synonyms

stubborn furnace lining fractious recalcitrant

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