Resistant vs. Resistent

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  • Resistant (noun)

    A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.

  • Resistant (noun)

    A thing which resists.

  • Resistant (adjective)

    Which makes resistance or offers opposition.

  • Resistant (adjective)

    Which is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent, extreme of temperature, etc.

    “The infection is resistant to antibiotics.”

  • Resistant (adjective)

    Not greatly influenced by individual members of a sample.

  • Resistent (adjective)

    common misspelling of resistant

  • Resistent (noun)

    common misspelling of resistant

Wiktionary
  • Resistant (adjective)

    offering resistance to something or someone

    “some of the old Churches are resistant to change”

    “a water-resistant adhesive”

  • Resistant (adjective)

    denoting starch that is not easily broken down by enzymes within the body and is therefore minimally absorbed during digestion

    “cooked rice, like bread, contains a useful amount of resistant starch, which acts like fibre in the digestive system”

Oxford Dictionary

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