resistant en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɹəˈzɪstənt/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From French résistant; equivalent to resist + -ant.
Meanings
- Which makes resistance or offers opposition.
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Which is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent, extreme of temperature, etc.
[…] suggests the dauerlarva is resistant because of non-feeding and a more resistant cuticle. Examination of the dauerlarva cuticle by thin sectioning and electron micro[…]
1975, Daniel McMahon, C. Fred Fox, Developmental Biology: Pattern Formation, Gene Regulation, Addison Wesley Longman:The infection is resistant to antibiotics.
- Not greatly influenced by individual members of a sample.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most resistant | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more resistant | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
thromboresistant · crossresistant · pentaresistant · resistant materials · radioresistant · monoresistant · osmoresistant · panresistant · antiresistant · oxidoresistant · phosphoresistant · heteroresistant · gastroresistant · multi-resistant · thermoresistant · seroresistant · immunoresistant · pharmacoresistant · polyresistant · famine resistant · cryoresistant · superresistant · multiresistant · magnetoresistant · unresistant · resistantly · heat-resistant · gastro-resistant · drought-resistant · atheroresistant · bioresistant · quantum-resistant · corticoresistant · water-resistant · nonresistant · hyperresistant · heat resistant · chemoresistant · piezoresistant · photoresistant · coresistant · acid-resistant · fire-resistant · exoresistant · homoresistant
Relateds
Synonyms
resistant · sufferable · sufferable · patient · tolerant · tolerant
Translations (31)
ca resistent (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug) · es resistente (that which makes resistance) · bg резистентен (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug) · de widerstandsfähig (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug) · uk резисте́нтний (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug) · cs odolný (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug) · ro rezistent (that which makes resistance) · de resistent (that which makes resistance) · pt resistente (that which makes resistance) · da modstandsdygtig (that which makes resistance) · pl oporny (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug) · pl oporny (that which makes resistance) · ca resistent (that which makes resistance) · fr résistant (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug) · tr dayanıklı (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug) · fr résistant (that which makes resistance) · got 𐍄𐌿𐌻𐌲𐌿𐍃 (that which makes resistance) · pt resistente (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug) · sv motståndskraftig (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug) · sv motståndskraftig (that which makes resistance) · tr dirençli (that which makes resistance) · uk стійки́й (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug) · fi vastustuskykyinen (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug) · bg устойчив (statistics) · pl odporny (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug) · ro rezistent (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug) · bg съпротивляващ се (that which makes resistance) · tr dirençli (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug) · es resistente (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug) · de resistent (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug) · sv resistent (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug)