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21Recalcitrant — Als recalcitrant (engl. „widerspenstig“) werden komplexe organische Verbindungen bezeichnet, die gegen mikrobiellen Abbau resistent sind. Recalcitrante Verbindungen bestehen vor allem aus polycyclischen, aromatischen Kohlenwasserstoffen (PAK),… …
22recalcitrant — 1. adjective /ɹĭ.ˈkæl.sɪ.ˌtɹɐ̆nt/ a) marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority b) hard to deal with or operate Syn: disobedient, stubborn …
23recalcitrant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. refractory, stubborn, difficult, intractable; balky, mulish, cussed (inf.), cantankerous (inf.). See disobedience, obstinacy, resistance. Ant., obedient, cooperative. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn.… …
24recalcitrant — re|cal|ci|trant [rıˈkælsıtrənt] adj formal [Date: 1800 1900; : Late Latin; Origin: , present participle of recalcitrare to refuse to obey , from Latin calcitrare to kick , from calx heel ] refusing to do what you are told to do, even after you… …
25recalcitrant — adjective formal refusing to do what you are told to do, even after you have been punished: recalcitrant children recalcitrantly adverb recalcitrance noun (U) …
26recalcitrant — adjective Amy was unprepared to deal with three recalcitrant stepchildren Syn: uncooperative, intractable, obstreperous, truculent, insubordinate, defiant, rebellious, willful, wayward, headstrong, self willed, contrary, perverse, difficult;… …
27recalcitrant — /rəˈkælsətrənt / (say ruh kalsuhtruhnt) adjective 1. resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory. 2. Ecology designating a pollutant which is not easily biodegradable. –noun 3. a recalcitrant person. {Latin recalcitrans …
28recalcitrant — adj. & n. adj. 1 obstinately disobedient. 2 objecting to restraint. n. a recalcitrant person. Derivatives: recalcitrance n. recalcitrantly adv. Etymology: L recalcitrare (as RE , calcitrare kick out with the heels f. calx calcis heel) …
29Recalcitrant seed — Recalcitrant seeds (sometimes known as unorthodox seeds) are seeds that do not survive drying and freezing during ex situ conservation. [cite web| last = | first = | coauthors = | title = Frequently Asked Questions| work = | pages = | language =… …
30RÉCALCITRANT, ANTE — adj. Qui résiste avec opiniâtreté, avec humeur. Un caractère, un esprit récalcitrant. Une humeur récalcitrante. Il s’est montré bien récalcitrant. Un cheval récalcitrant. Il s’emploie aussi substantivement. Il y avait parmi eux quelques… …
