See Also: Resistant(medicine)
resistant(dictionary)
resistant(dictionary)
tamper-resistant(dictionary)
heat-resistant(dictionary)
water resistant(dictionary)
antibiotic-resistant(medicine)
drug resistant(medicine)
vasopressin-resistant diabetes(medicine)
ketosis-resistant diabetes(medicine)

resistant (iou)



resistant adjective & noun. L15.
[French resistant pres. pple of resister RESIST verb: see -ANT1.]
A. adjective. That makes resistance or offers opposition; that is not overcome by a disease or drug. L15.
R. D. Laing Those with the most unacceptable beliefs are often most resistant to attempts to change them. M. Stott Nearly all modern furniture is heat- and stain-resistant.
b. noun. A person who or thing which resists; spec. a member of a resistance movement. E17.
resistantly adverb E17.