refractoriness

re·frac·to·ry  (r-frkt-r)

adj.

1. Obstinately resistant to authority or control. See Synonyms at unruly.

2. Difficult to melt or work; resistant to heat: a refractory material such as silica.

3. Resistant to treatment: a refractory case of acne.

n. pl. re·frac·to·ries

1. One that is refractory.

2. Material that has a high melting point.

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[Alteration (influenced by adjectives in -ory) of obsolete refractary, from Latin refrctrius, from refrctus, past participle of refringere, to break up; see refract.]

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re·fracto·ri·ly adv.

re·fracto·ri·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

refractoriness - the trait of being unmanageable       recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, unmanageableness intractability, intractableness - the trait of being hard to influence or control

Translations

refractoriness [rɪˈfræktərɪnɪs] N → obstinación f

refractoriness

n

(of person) → Eigensinn m, → störrische Art

(Med) → Hartnäckigkeit f

(Chem, Miner) → Hitzebeständigkeit f