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superresistant en · ADJ

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Etymology

From super- + resistant.

Meanings

1. Highly resistant.
   • The researchers, who reported their findings in Science, say these microbes could be considered superresistant, since they can tolerate antibiotic concentrations that are 50 times the levels used to define bacteria as resistant. 2008 April 8, Henry Fountain, “Researchers Find Bacteria That Devour Antibiotics”, in New York Times:

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