lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace
[ Syn: furnace lining ]
refractory (n.)
not responding to treatment; a stubborn infection; a refractory case of acne; stubborn rust stains
[ Syn: stubborn ]
temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to nervous or sexual stimuli; the refractory period of a muscle fiber'
stubbornly resistant to authority or control; a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness; a refractory child
[ Syn: fractious , recalcitrant ]