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How to pronounce “refractory”
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Pronunciation guide for refractory
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of refractory with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- A "living drug" that could change the way we treat cancer
in adults with refractory lymphoma.
- Definition summary
- Obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce refractory
A "living drug" that could change the way we treat cancer
in adults with refractory lymphoma.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “refractory”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something.
- Not affected by great heat.
- (medicine) Resistant to treatment; not responding adequately to therapy.
- (biology) Incapable of registering a reaction or stimulus.
- [Noun]
- A material or piece of material, such as a brick, that has a very high melting point.
- A plant or factory that produces such material.
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