refractory

/ɹəfɹˈæktɚi/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. not responding to treatment
   “a stubborn infection”
2. temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to a process or stimulus
   “the refractory period of a muscle fiber”
3. stubbornly resistant to authority or control
   “a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness”

noun

1. lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace

Synonyms for refractory

• stubborn
• intractable
• unresponsive
• fractious
• recalcitrant
• disobedient
• furnace lining

Words that rhyme with refractory

• factory
• olfactory
• unsatisfactory