Synonyms & related words for refractories

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Words related to refractories

Explore words related to refractories — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include refractorily, recalcitrant, stubborn, refractoriness, fractious, recalcitrancy, untractable, intractable. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does refractories come from?

The word refractories breaks down into 4 roots of Latin and English origin: re-, from Latin re- (“back”); fract, from Latin frangere (“break”); -ori, from Latin -orius (“tending to”); and -es, from English -es (“plural”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.