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resistant

  • noun
  • /ɹəˈzɪstənt/

A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.

Other meanings

  1. A thing which resists.

Related words

  • acid-resistant
  • fire-resistant
  • resistantly
  • famine resistant
  • gastro-resistant
  • heat resistant
  • heat-resistant
  • multi-resistant
  • resistant materials
  • water-resistant
  • drought-resistant
  • quantum-resistant

Word history

From French "résistant".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “resistant” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.