Phrase Hound found 9 phrases and 7 compound words that contain refractory. The most common are listed below. Open refractory in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 9
- refractory periodThe period, after excitation, during which a membrane recovers its polarization and is not able to respond to a second stimulus.
- refractory metalA metal, such as molybdenum or tungsten, with a high refraction, and hence a high melting point.
- refractory metalsplural of refractory metal: A metal, such as molybdenum or tungsten, with a high refraction, and hence a high melting point.
- refractory periodsplural of refractory period: The period, after excitation, during which a membrane recovers its polarization and is not able to respond to a second stimulus.
- refractory rhymeA word with no rhyme, a rhymeless word.
- psychological refractory periodA delay in the second response to two closely-spaced stimuli.
- refractory rhymesplural of refractory rhyme: A word with no rhyme, a rhymeless word.
- refractory anaemia with excess blastsOne of the myelodysplastic syndromes, namely having between 5-20% myeloblasts in the bone marrow; by the WHO further subdivided into RAEB-1 and RAEB-2, with 5-9% and 10-19% blasts, respectively.
- psychological refractory periodsplural of psychological refractory period: A delay in the second response to two closely-spaced stimuli.
Compound words 7
- biorefractorybiologically or biochemically refractory
- electrorefractoryresistant to the heat of an electric furnace
- chemorefractoryThat does not respond to chemotherapy
- nonrefractorynot refractory
- photorefractoryphotorefractive
- refractorilyIn a refractory manner.
- unrefractoryNot refractory.