resistant
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resistant
- /ɹəˈzɪstənt/
Where it comes from
From French résistant; equivalent to resist + -ant.
noun resistants
- A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.
- A thing which resists.
adjective more resistant · most resistant
- Which makes resistance or offers opposition.
- Which is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent, extreme of temperature, etc. The infection is resistant to antibiotics.
- Not greatly influenced by individual members of a sample.
