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51refractory anaemia — noun 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) • Syn: ↑refractory anemia • Hypernyms: ↑anemia, ↑anaemia • Hyponyms:… …
52refractory anemia — noun 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) • Syn: ↑refractory anaemia • Hypernyms: ↑anemia, ↑anaemia • Hyponyms:… …
53refractory-lined — adjective (of furnaces) lined with material that has a high melting point • Pertains to noun: ↑refractory …
54refractory rock — noun : a naturally occurring rock material that has refractory qualities and is used in the form of blocks for lining certain types of furnaces …
55refractory phase — noun see refractory period …
56refractory — n. [L. re, back; frangere, break] 1. Not readily infectible; not amenable to therapy. 2. Unresponsive; the intermission after excitation during which repetition of the stimulus fails to induce a response in nerves …
57refractory period — Physiol. a short period after a nerve or muscle cell fires during which the cell cannot respond to additional stimulation. [1875 80] * * * …
58refractory period — noun a) The period, after excitation, during which a membrane recovers it polarization and is not able to respond to a second stimulus b) a recovery phase after orgasm during which it is physiologically impossible for an individual to have… …
59refractory metal — noun A metal, such as molybdenum and tungsten, with a high refraction, hence a high melting point …
60refractory rhyme — noun A word with no rhyme, a rhymeless word …
