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Resistant

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Adjective

1. immune, resistant

relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)

2. resistant, tolerant

able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress

Example Sentences:
'the plant is tolerant of saltwater'
'these fish are quite tolerant as long as extremes of pH are avoided'
'the new hybrid is more resistant to drought'

3. resistant

impervious to being affected

Example Sentences:
'resistant to the effects of heat'
'resistant to persuasion'

4. insubordinate, resistant, resistive

disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority

5. repellent, resistant

incapable of absorbing or mixing with

Example Sentences:
'a water-repellent fabric'
'plastic highly resistant to steam and water'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Resistant

see synonyms of resistant
adjective
1. 
characterized by or showing resistance; resisting
2. 
a. 
impervious to the action of corrosive substances, heat, etc
a highly resistant surface
b. 
(in combination)
a heat-resistant surface
noun
3. 
a person or thing that resists

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Resistant

see synonyms of resistant
adjective
1. 
offering resistance; resisting
noun
2. 
a person or thing that resists

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Resistant

see synonyms of resistant
adj.
Capable of, offering, or showing resistance. Often used in combination: drug-resistant bacteria; wrinkle-resistant pants.
n.
One that is resistant, especially a person active in a Resistance movement.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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