Resistant

Noun

 * 1) A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.
 * 2) A thing which resists.

Adjective

 * 1) That which makes resistance or offers opposition.
 * 2) 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.
 * 1)  Not greatly influenced by individual members of a sample.

Derived terms

 * resistantly

Thesaurus
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Etymology
From French résistant

Noun

 * French:

Adjective

 * French:
 * Polish: oporny


 * Romanian: rezistent, rezistentă


 * Czech:
 * French:


 * Polish: odporny
 * Romanian: rezistent

Anagrams

 * straitens