Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - refractory
Refractory
refractory
adj. & n. --adj. 1 stubborn, unmanageable, rebellious. 2 a (of a wound, disease, etc.) not yielding to treatment. b (of a person etc.) resistant to infection. 3 (of a substance) hard to fuse or work. --n. (pl. -ies) a substance especially resistant to heat, corrosion, etc. Derivatives refractorily adv. refractoriness n. Etymology: alt. of obs. refractary f. L refractarius (as REFRACT)
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I. adjective Etymology: alteration of refractary, from Latin refractarius, irregular from refragari to oppose, from re+ -fragari (as in suffragari to support with one's vote) Date: 1606 resisting control or authority ; stubborn, unmanageable, 2. resistant to treatment or cure , unresponsive to stimulus, immune, insusceptible , difficult to fuse, corrode, or draw out, see: unruly refractorily adverb refractoriness noun II. noun (plural -ries) Date: 1627 a ~ person or thing ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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