Meanings of recalcitrance in English

Biomass pretreatments reduce plant biomass recalcitrance for increased efficiency of enzymatic hydrolysis.

Lignin is central to overcoming recalcitrance in the enzyme hydrolysis of lignocellulose.

The magic and her recalcitrance were separate-theformer weakened while the latter grew.

Beneath the skin-deep harmony of form, he divines the deep-seated recalcitrance of matter.

The interrogation proceeded quickly and with a minimum of obstreperous recalcitrance.

Moreover, France's recalcitrance imperils the crucial Doha round of trade talks.

His experience on the streets had given him a way with such recalcitrance.

It seemed like recalcitrance, a refusal, like a violation of the stones' very nature.

Then the old man's recalcitrance got the better of him.

Antony, for whatever initial recalcitrance he may have shown, had settled into a good rhythm.

Maybe that would make her reconsider her recent recalcitrance.

But there's another political monster we've tried to postpone that's fed up with our recalcitrance.

While girls do their homework, conform and succeed, boys are increasingly mired in moody recalcitrance.

Nevertheless his lands were confiscated, sending him on a long picaresque campaign of rebellion and recalcitrance.

Background: Pretreatment is necessary to reduce biomass recalcitrance and enhance the efficiency of enzymatic saccharification for biofuel production.

Unfortunately, as you know, negotiations came to an impasse owing to Chinese recalcitrance...