• Refractoriness

    Origin

    refractory + -ness

    Full definition of refractoriness

    Noun

    refractoriness

    (uncountable)
    1. The quality of being refractory.
      • 2001, Oliver Sacks, , (2001), 8,Uncle loved the desnsity of the tungsten he made, and its refractoriness, its great chemical stability.
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