refractory
English Thesaurus
1. lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace (noun.artifact)
substance holonym | : | fireclay, |
definition | : | a heat-resistant clay (noun.substance) |
substance holonym | : | alumina, aluminium oxide, aluminum oxide, |
definition | : | any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum (noun.substance) |
2. stubbornly resistant to authority or control (adj.all)
similar | : | disobedient, |
definition | : | not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority (adj.all) |
3. temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to nervous or sexual stimuli (adj.all)
similar | : | unresponsive, |
definition | : | not responding to some influence or stimulus (adj.all) |
4. not responding to treatment (adj.all)
similar | : | intractable, |
definition | : | not tractable; difficult to manage or mold (adj.all) |
domain category | : | medical specialty, medicine, |
definition | : | the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques (noun.cognition) |
5. stubbornly resistant to authority or control (adj.all)
derivation | : | recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, refractoriness, unmanageableness, |
definition | : | the trait of being unmanageable (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | fractiousness, unruliness, wilfulness, willfulness, |
definition | : | the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline (noun.attribute) |
6. not responding to treatment (adj.all)
derivation | : | recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, refractoriness, unmanageableness, |
definition | : | the trait of being unmanageable (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | mulishness, obstinacy, obstinance, stubbornness, |
definition | : | the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome (noun.attribute) |
7. stubbornly resistant to authority or control (adj.all)
derivation | : | recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, refractoriness, unmanageableness, |
definition | : | the trait of being unmanageable (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | fractiousness, unruliness, wilfulness, willfulness, |
definition | : | the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline (noun.attribute) |
8. not responding to treatment (adj.all)
derivation | : | recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, refractoriness, unmanageableness, |
definition | : | the trait of being unmanageable (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | mulishness, obstinacy, obstinance, stubbornness, |
definition | : | the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome (noun.attribute) |
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