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refractory

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Is refractory a Scrabble word?

Yes, refractory is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 18 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of refractory?

Definition

adj (English)

1. (medicine) Resistant to treatment; not responding adequately to therapy.Examples: "Many of the vague and refractory cases of neck and shoulder pain and of migraine may be due to cervical disc disease."; "In 33 adult patients with long standing refractory epilepsy on treatment with one or two standard anti-convulsant drugs,"

2. (biology) Incapable of registering a reaction or stimulus.Examples: "The production of a generator potential leaves a refractory state in the receptor membrane […]"; "The […] delivery of external stimuli […] delineates the pacemaker refractory period after the emission of a pacing stimulus and after the sensing of a spontaneous beat."

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "refractory"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "refractory"?

Scrabble
18 points
R1
E1
F4
R1
A1
C3
T1
O1
R1
Y4
Words With Friends
18 points
R1
E1
F4
R1
A1
C4
T1
O1
R1
Y4

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