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refractory

[ri-frak-tuh-ree] / rɪˈfræk tə ri /


ADJECTIVE
inflexible
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Antonyms


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RP1 is intended to help these refractory patients by boosting their response to other therapies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

The Food and Drug Administration has accepted a biologics license application for anito-cel as a fourth-line treatment for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026

"The prospect of changing the alloy and including other refractory metals to enhance the composite for nuclear applications is particularly exciting."

From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 2023

He said the medical cause of Benn's death was "refractory cardiogenic shock due to taxane alkaloid poisoning, following ingestion of yew tree berries and leaves".

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2023

Then in the Clarkston area of Washington the insects became refractory — they were harder to kill than in the orchards of the Wenatchee and Yakima valleys and elsewhere.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

U.S. and European companies have been recently investing in developing synthetic graphite as demand from the EV sector is surging for this soft form of carbon, which until recently was mainly used for steelmaking refractories.

From Reuters ● Oct. 20, 2023

It boasted that it was the world's No. 1 producer of aluminum, tinplate, refractories, plumbing fixtures, lifting jacks, air brakes.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Vice-palatine's task was to teach these refractories, through patriotic reasoning, to amend their ways.

From The Nameless Castle by Mór Jókai

Added to some clays to increase refractories or porosity.

From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by George J. Cox

Even Moses had to kill the envious refractories, while Savonarola, the unarmed prophet, was destroyed.

From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Richard Falckenberg




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