refractory
IPA: rʌfrˈæktɝi
noun
- A material or piece of material, such as a brick, that has a very high melting point.
- A plant or factory that produces such material.
adjective
- Obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something.
- Not affected by great heat.
- (medicine) Difficult to treat.
- (biology) Incapable of registering a reaction or stimulus.
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