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Meaning of Refractory | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ɹɪˈfɹæk.təɹ.i

Definitions

  1. A material or piece of material, such as a brick, that has a very high melting point.
  2. A plant or factory that produces such material.

Equivalents

العربية مقاوم
Български непослушен
Català refractari
Čeština žáruvzdorný
Deutsch aufsässig feuerbeständig feuerfest feuerfester Baustoff feuerfester Stoff feuerfestes Material Feuerfestmaterial halsstarrig hitzebeständig hitzefest nicht auf Therapie ansprechend Passiv refraktär reizunempfindlich renitent störrisch therapierefraktär unbeeinflussbar unempfänglich unempfindlich widerborstig widersätzlich widerspenstig widerstandsfähig
Ελληνικά ανθεκτικός ανυπότακτος δυσίατος δύστηκτος πυρίμαχος
Español refractario
Suomi itsepäinen itsepintainen kuumuudenkestävä omapäinen refraktaarinen refraktorinen tulenkestävä
Français réfractaire
Magyar makacs
Italiano refrattaria refrattario
Nederlands halsstarrig vuurvast weerbarstig
Polski opornieć
Português refratário
Русский жаропро́чный огнеупорный
Svenska motspänstig

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

refractory anaemia with excess blasts refractory metal refractory period refractory rhyme Refracts refracture

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