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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'refractory' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions refractory noun  material, such as brick, that has a very high melting point Translations:  Italian: refrattario adjective  obstinate and unruly, unresponsive not affected by great heat (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"        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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