resistant
nounEtymology
From French résistant; equivalent to resist + -ant.
- derived from résistant
Definitions
A person who resists
A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.
A thing which resists.
Which makes resistance or offers opposition.
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Which is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent,…
Which is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent, extreme of temperature, etc.
- The infection is resistant to antibiotics.
- […] suggests the dauerlarva is resistant because of non-feeding and a more resistant cuticle. Examination of the dauerlarva cuticle by thin sectioning and electron micro[…]
Not greatly influenced by individual members of a sample.
The neighborhood
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Derived
acid-resistant, antiresistant, atheroresistant, bioresistant, chemoresistant, coresistant, corticoresistant, crossresistant, cryoresistant, exoresistant, famine resistant, fire-resistant, gastro-resistant, gastroresistant, heat resistant, heat-resistant, heteroresistant, homoresistant, hyperresistant, immunoresistant, magnetoresistant, monoresistant, multi-resistant, multiresistant, nonresistant, osmoresistant, oxidoresistant, panresistant, pentaresistant, pharmacoresistant, phosphoresistant, photoresistant, piezoresistant, polyresistant, quantum-resistant, radioresistant, resistantly, resistant materials, seroresistant, superresistant · +4 more
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