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
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”