refractory
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The findings were published in the International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials and are scheduled to appear in the journal's April 2026 print issue.
From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026
The Treatment of Refractory Ores.—A new process for the extraction of metal from refractory ore.—1 illustration.
From Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 by Various
‘A pretty Ouse this is, matron, ain’t it?’ said Refractory Two, ‘where a pleeseman’s called in, if a gal says a word!’
From The Uncommercial Traveller by Dickens, Charles
Refractory children, whose parents manage them with difficulty, become docile and amiable under the influence of the sweetheart or lover.
From A Preliminary Study of the Emotion of Love between the Sexes by Bell, Sanford
The oldest Refractory was, say twenty; youngest Refractory, say sixteen.
From The Uncommercial Traveller by Dickens, Charles
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