plural of refractory metal

(metallurgy) A metal, such as molybdenum or tungsten, with a high refraction, and hence a high melting point.

(biology) The period, after excitation, during which a membrane recovers its polarization and is not able to respond to a second stimulus.

plural of refractory rhyme

(medicine) One of the myelodysplastic syndromes, namely having between 5-20% myeloblasts in the bone marrow; by the WHO further subdivided in RAEB-1 and RAEB-2, with 5-9% and 10-19% blasts, respectively.

plural of psychological refractory period

plural of refractory period