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refractory::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | stubborn |
| Derivation | refractoriness |
a refractory case of acne.
refractory::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | fractious, recalcitrant |
| Derivation | refractoriness |
a refractory child.
refractory::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | furnace lining |
| Type of | liner, lining |
refractory::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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the refractory period of a muscle fiber.
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Similar results were reported previously for hormone-refractory prostate cancer.
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Administration of BMP4 protein caused the competent region to become refractory.
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What's so dramatic is that this was a very highly refractory group of patients.
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Both studies were conducted on pediatric patients with refractory focal seizures.
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Efficacy and safety of lenalidomide for refractory cutaneous lupus erythematosus.
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Sacral nerve stimulation for treatment of refractory urinary urge incontinence.
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However, the refractory patients in this therapy constitute an unmet medical need.
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The refractory period does not change with age, nor do the amplitudes of HDRs.
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A key feature of semantic refractory access disorders is temporal distortions.
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- Not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains"
- Furnace lining: lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace
- Temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to nervous or sexual stimuli; "the refractory period of a muscle fiber"
- Fractious: stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child"
- A refractory material is one that retains its strength at high temperatures. ASTM C71 defines refractories as "non-metallic materials having those chemical and physical properties that make them applicable for structures, or as components of systems, that are exposed to environments above ".
- In planetary science, any material that has a relatively high equilibrium condensation temperature is called refractory. The opposite of refractory is volatile.
- A material or piece of material, such as a brick, that has a very high melting point; Obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something; Not affected by great heat; Difficult to treat; Incapable of registering a reaction or stimulus
- (Refractories) Heat resistant bricks/ shapes/ monolithic mass used for construction/ lining of reaction vessels/ furnaces. Common varieties are Silica, Magnesite, Dolomite, Alumina, Fire-clay, Mag-carbon, Mag-chrome etc.
- (refractories) Pipes, tubes, conduits and bricks used in furnaces, kilns, incinerators and reactors. The refractory materials used to make them have to be chemically inert, resistant to thermal shock and durable.
