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Resistant (noun)
A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.
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Resistant (noun)
A thing which resists.
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Resistant (adjective)
Which makes resistance or offers opposition.
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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.”
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Resistant (adjective)
Not greatly influenced by individual members of a sample.
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Resistent (adjective)
common misspelling of resistant
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Resistent (noun)
common misspelling of resistant
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Resistant (adjective)
offering resistance to something or someone
“some of the old Churches are resistant to change”
“a water-resistant adhesive”
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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”