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refractory metal
n. A metal, such as molybdenum and tungsten, with a high refraction, hence a high melting point.
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Refractory metal
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Usage examples of "refractory metal".
The remainder of the refractory metal was so hot that it deformed when it bounced on the cast flooring.
The U-238, so dense and hard and difficult to work, was a highly refractory metal.
Superalloys in turbine blades have complex crystalline structures, being composed of such combinations as cobalt, chromium, tungsten, tantalum, carbon, and refractory metal carbides.