refractory
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- n lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace
- s not responding to treatment
a refractory case of acne - 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 refractory child
- And much of it will be given over to some of the iciest, most refractory art ever produced Judd's boxes, Joseph Beuys' piles of felt, Robert Ryman's all-white paintings, Dan .
- A passenger on a crowded train halted in Danzig station, he modestly turns his face to the window to struggle with the refractory plate.
- That is why there was so much excitement at the American Headache Society last week in Seattle about the news that these so-called refractory migraine patients respond well to .