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REFRACTORY

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There are 6 entries related to REFRACTORY in the AudioEnglish.net dictionary.

1. What does REFRACTORY mean?
pronunciation
Definition 1/4 (1 sense as a noun, 3 senses as an adjective): Not responding to treatment

2. What does REFRACTORY POT mean?
pronunciation
Small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead

3. What does REFRACTORY-LINED mean?
pronunciation
(of furnaces) lined with material that has a high melting point

4. What does REFRACTORY ANEMIA mean?
pronunciation
Any of various anemic conditions that are not successfully treated by any means other than blood transfusions (and that are not associated with another primary disease)

5. What does REFRACTORY PERIOD mean?
pronunciation
(neurology) the time after a neuron fires or a muscle fiber contracts during which a stimulus will not evoke a response

6. What does REFRACTORY ANAEMIA mean?
definition
Any of various anemic conditions that are not successfully treated by any means other than blood transfusions (and that are not associated with another primary disease)


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