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superresistant

adj

Etymology

From super- + resistant.

  1. derived from résistant
  2. prefixed as superresistant — “super + resistant”

Definitions

  1. Highly resistant.

    • The researchers, who reported their findings in Science, say these microbes could be considered superresistant, since they can tolerate antibiotic concentrations that are 50 times the levels used to define bacteria as resistant.

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