| Pronunciation: | | ree'kalsitrunt
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- [adj] marked by stubborn resistance to authority; "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstraters"
- [adj] marked by stubborn resistance to and defiant of authority or guidance; "a recalcitrant teenager"; "everything revolves around a refractory individual genius"
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RECALCITRANT is a 12 letter word that starts with R. |
| | Synonyms: | | defiant, intractable, noncompliant, refractory |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Re*cal"ci*trant\, a. [L. recalcitrans, p. pr. of
recalcitrare to kick back; pref. re- re- + calcitrare to
kick, fr. calx heel. Cf. {Inculcate}.]
Kicking back; recalcitrating; hence, showing repugnance or
opposition; refractory.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Resistant to microbial attack. |
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