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intractable

Main Entry:: in·trac·ta·ble
Pronunciation:: \(ˈ)in-ˈtrak-tə-bəl\
Function:: adjective

1 : not easily managed or controlled (as by antibiotics or psychotherapy) <an intractable child> <activity against many intractable Proteus and Pseudomonas species of bacteria — Annual Report Pfizer> 2 : not easily relieved or cured <intractable pain> <intractable bleeding in duodenal ulcer — Journal of the American Medical Association>

— in·trac·ta·bil·i·ty \(ˌ)in-ˌtrak-tə-ˈbil-ət-ē\

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noun, plural in·trac·ta·bil·i·ties

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