stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child"
material with a high melting point that is used to line the inside walls of a furnace
marked by stubborn resistance to and defiant of authority or guidance; "a recalcitrant teenager"; "everything revolves around a refractory individual genius"
resistant to authority or control; "as refractory as a mule"
(med) not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"
lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace
not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to nervous or sexual stimuli
