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Resistant

//ɹəˈzɪstənt// adj, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Which makes resistance or offers opposition.
  2. 2
    Which is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent, extreme of temperature, etc.

    "The infection is resistant to antibiotics."

  3. 3
    Not greatly influenced by individual members of a sample.
Adjective
  1. 1
    incapable of absorbing or mixing with wordnet
  2. 2
    disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority wordnet
  3. 3
    impervious to being affected wordnet
  4. 4
    relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection) wordnet
  5. 5
    able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.
  2. 2
    A thing which resists.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French résistant; equivalent to resist + -ant.

Etymology 2

From French résistant; equivalent to resist + -ant.

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