refractory

As nouns the difference between refractor and refractory

is that refractor is a refracting telescope while refractory is a material or piece of material, such as a brick, that has a very high melting point.

As an adjective refractory is

obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something.

As nouns the difference between refractors and refractory

is that refractors is while refractory is a material or piece of material, such as a brick, that has a very high melting point.

As an adjective refractory is

obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and refractory

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while refractory is a material or piece of material, such as a brick, that has a very high melting point.

As an adjective refractory is

obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something.

As adjectives the difference between pertinacious and refractory

is that pertinacious is holding tenaciously to an opinion or purpose while refractory is obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something.

As a noun refractory is

a material or piece of material, such as a brick, that has a very high melting point.

As nouns the difference between refractory and inwall

is that refractory is a material or piece of material, such as a brick, that has a very high melting point while inwall is the refractory lining of the stack of a blast furnace; or the interior walls or lining of a shaft furnace.

As an adjective refractory

is obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something.

As a verb inwall is

to shut in or enclose with walls.

As adjectives the difference between refractory and calcitrant

is that refractory is obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something while calcitrant is stubborn; refractory.

As a noun refractory

is a material or piece of material, such as a brick, that has a very high melting point.

As adjectives the difference between refractory and nonrefractory

is that refractory is obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something while nonrefractory is not refractory.

As a noun refractory

is a material or piece of material, such as a brick, that has a very high melting point.

Refractory is a synonym of contrarious.

As adjectives the difference between refractory and contrarious

is that refractory is obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something while contrarious is (archaic|of persons) tending to counter, oppose, resist, argue.

As a noun refractory

is a material or piece of material, such as a brick, that has a very high melting point.