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      refractories
      noun
      lining consisting of material with a high melting point
      adjective
      stubbornly resistant to authority or control
      temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to a process or stimulus
      not responding to treatment
      Roots
      rere- · Latin · backfrangerefract- · Latin · breakorius-ori · Latin · tending toes-es · English · plural
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