eng: refractory

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Meaning
means	(noun) lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace furnace lining, refractory
means	(adjective) not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains" stubborn, refractory
means	(adjective) temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to nervous or sexual stimuli; "the refractory period of a muscle fiber" refractory
means	(adjective) stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child" fractious, recalcitrant, refractory
means	e/Refractory