refractory
Meaning of refractory
noun
A material or piece of material, such as a brick, that has a very high melting point.
adjective- Obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something.
- Not affected by great heat.
- Difficult to treat.
- Incapable of registering a reaction or stimulus.
Information about refractory
- The plural form of refractory is: refractories.
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Hyphenation of refractory
re-frac-tory
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- refractory is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
refractory synonyms
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Translation of refractory
- Spanish: refractario
- French: réfractaire
- Portuguese: refratário, refractario
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