resistive

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resistive

adjective more resistive · most resistive

rare Tending to resist something or someone; resistant. He had a stubborn, resistive nature.
Acting as a resistor; resisting the passage of electrical current. This material is highly resistive.
Of an electronic circuit: consisting only of resistors and power sources; having no inductance and capacitance. a pure resistive circuit

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@misc{resistive_2026,
  title = {resistive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/resistive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}