refractory

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Instead, the team focused on more stable materials known as refractory elements.

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

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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

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

In order to collect the data, researchers turned to a group of patients who have refractory epilepsy, currently untreatable by medication.

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