resistant

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English

Etymology

From French résistant; equivalent to resist + -ant.

Pronunciation

Noun

resistant (plural resistants)

  1. A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.
  2. A thing which resists.

Translations

Adjective

resistant (comparative more resistant, superlative most resistant)

  1. Which makes resistance or offers opposition.
  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.
    • 1975, Daniel McMahon, C. Fred Fox, Developmental Biology: Pattern Formation, Gene Regulation, Addison Wesley Longman:
      [] 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 []
  3. (statistics) Not greatly influenced by individual members of a sample.

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Latin

Verb

resistant

  1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of resistō

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