refractoriness

re·frac·to·ry (r

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)

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.

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

re·fracto·ri·ly adv.

re·fracto·ri·ness n.

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Noun

$refractoriness - the trait of being unmanageable$ 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

(of person) → Eigensinn m, → störrische Art

(Med) → Hartnäckigkeit f

(Chem, Miner) → Hitzebeständigkeit f

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Was this limitation due to the refractoriness of the nerve fibers or mechanisms within the cochlea?

Personal reflections on the multichannel cochlear implant and a view ... by Clark, Graeme M. / Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development

For the purpose of survival of PRBC or platelets, a sample can be drawn within 20 hours to 24 hours or as clinically necessary to guide the further component therapy for conditions such as autoimmune hemolytic anemia, immune platelet refractoriness, and others.

Answering your questions by Baer, Daniel M. / Medical Laboratory Observer

Refractoriness to antibiotics can clearly occur secondary to an interruption in the natural order of bacterial interference--again, a mechanism capable of functioning independently of a biofilm theory.

Evidence that otitis media is not a biofilm disease by Dohar, Joseph E. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

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