Resistant Definition
rĭ-zĭstənt
adjective
Offering resistance; resisting.
Heat-resistant glass.
Webster's New World
That which is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent, extreme of temperature, etc..
The infection is resistant to antibiotics.
Wiktionary
(statistics) Not greatly influenced by individual members of a sample.
Wiktionary
noun
One that is resistant, especially a person active in a Resistance movement.
American Heritage
A person or thing that resists.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Resistant
Noun
Singular:
resistant
Plural:
resistantsOrigin of Resistant
From French résistant
From Wiktionary
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