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noun 
  1. material, such as brick, that has a very high melting point
Translations: 
  • Italian: refrattario
adjective 
  1. obstinate and unruly, unresponsive
  2. not affected by great heat
  3. (medicine) difficult to treat
Translations: 
  • Italian: refrattario (2)
Etymology: From refractarius "obstinate", from refractus, past participle of refringere "to break up," from re- + comb. form of frangere "to break", ultimately from Proto-Indo-European root
  • bhr(e)g- "break"


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