English Explanatory Dictionary

resistant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.
  2. A thing which resists.
adj
  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.
  3. Not greatly influenced by individual members of a sample.

Pronunciation

/ɹəˈzɪstənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-resistant.wav

Word forms

resistant resistants more resistant most resistant

Etymology

From French résistant; equivalent to resist + -ant.

Synonyms

sufferable tolerant patient resistant

Related words

robust

Derived words

acid-resistant antiresistant atheroresistant bioresistant chemoresistant coresistant corticoresistant crossresistant cryoresistant exoresistant famine resistant fire-resistant gastro-resistant gastroresistant heat resistant heat-resistant heteroresistant homoresistant hyperresistant immunoresistant magnetoresistant monoresistant multi-resistant multiresistant nonresistant osmoresistant oxidoresistant panresistant pentaresistant pharmacoresistant phosphoresistant photoresistant piezoresistant polyresistant quantum-resistant radioresistant resistantly resistant materials seroresistant superresistant thermoresistant thromboresistant unresistant water-resistant
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