refractari
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin refractārius.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
refractari (feminine refractària, masculine plural refractaris, feminine plural refractàries)
- (of people) recalcitrant, obstinate
- (chemistry) fireproof, heat-resistant
- (medicine) refractory (resistant to treatment)
- (biology) refractory (resistant to stimulus)
- període refractari ― refractory period
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Further reading edit
- “refractari”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024