| REFRACTARY | • REFRACTARY adj. (obsolete) refractory. • REFRACTARY n. a substance that is able to resist high temperatures, etc., used in lining furnaces, etc. |
| REFRACTILE | • refractile adj. Able to refract, refractive. • REFRACTILE adj. refractive, capable of being refracted. |
| REFRACTING | • refracting v. Present participle of refract. • refracting n. An act of refraction. • REFRACT v. to deflect in a particular manner, as a ray of light. |
| REFRACTION | • refraction n. (Physics) The turning or bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one… • refraction n. (Metallurgy) The degree to which a metal or compound can withstand heat. • REFRACTION n. the bending of waves or rays of energy. |
| REFRACTIVE | • refractive adj. That refracts; causing or relating to refraction. • REFRACTIVE adj. serving to refract. |
| REFRACTORS | • refractors n. Plural of refractor. • REFRACTOR n. a refracting telescope. |
| REFRACTORY | • refractory adj. Obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something. • refractory adj. Not affected by great heat. • refractory adj. (Medicine) Difficult to treat. |
| REFRACTURE | • refracture v. To fracture again. • refracture n. (Surgery) A second breaking (as of a badly set bone) by the surgeon. • REFRACTURE v. to fracture again. |
| REFRAINERS | • refrainers n. Plural of refrainer. • REFRAINER n. one who refrains. |
| REFRAINING | • refraining v. Present participle of refrain. • refraining n. The act of one who refrains from doing something. • REFRAIN v. to keep oneself from action. |
| REFREEZING | • refreezing v. Present participle of refreeze. • REFREEZE v. to freeze again. |
| REFRESHENS | • refreshens v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of refreshen. • REFRESHEN v. to refresh. |
| REFRESHERS | • refreshers n. Plural of refresher. • REFRESHER n. something that refreshes. |
| REFRESHFUL | • refreshful adj. Full of power to refresh; refreshing. • REFRESHFUL adj. (archaic) full of power to refresh. |
| REFRESHING | • refreshing adj. That refreshes someone; pleasantly fresh and different; granting vitality and energy. • refreshing adj. Serving to refresh, particularly with respect to an electronic screen, or a browser window or similar… • refreshing n. The action of refresh; refreshment given or received. |
| REFRINGENT | • refringent adj. That refracts; refractive. • REFRINGENT adj. pertaining to, or possessing, refringency. |
| REFRINGING | • refringing v. Present participle of refringe. • REFRINGE v. (obsolete) to refract. |
| REFRONTING | • refronting v. Present participle of refront. • REFRONT v. to put on a new front. |