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re⋅frac⋅to⋅ry

/rɪˈfræktəri/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ri-frak-tuh-ree] adjective, noun, plural -ries.

–adjective

1.	hard or impossible to manage; stubbornly disobedient: a refractory child.

2.	resisting ordinary methods of treatment.

3.	difficult to fuse, reduce, or work, as an ore or metal.

–noun

4.	a material having the ability to retain its physical shape and chemical identity when subjected to high temperatures.

5.	refractories, bricks of various shapes used in lining furnaces.