resistant
adjective
- resist
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɹəˈzɪstənt/
adj
Etymology: From French résistant; equivalent to resist + -ant.
- Which makes resistance or offers opposition.
- Which is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent, extreme of temperature, etc.
“The infection is resistant to antibiotics.”
“[…] suggests the dauerlarva is resistant because of non-feeding and a more resistant cuticle. Examination of the dauerlarva cuticle by thin sectioning and electron micro[…]”
- Not greatly influenced by individual members of a sample.
noun
Etymology: From French résistant; equivalent to resist + -ant.
- A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.
- A thing which resists.