Resistant

noun

Word Frequency: 11.2

Definitions

1.nounA person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.

2.nounA thing which resists.

3.adjectiveWhich makes resistance or offers opposition.

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

"The infection is resistant to antibiotics."

5.adjectiveNot greatly influenced by individual members of a sample.

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