Complete Definition of "resistant"

see|résistant
English

Etymology
From French résistant

Noun
resistant

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

Translations
trans-top|a person who resists
French: résistant m
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Adjective
resistant

  1. That which makes resistance or offers opposition.
  2. That which is not overcome by a disease or drug.

#: The infection is resistant to antibiotics.

Derived terms
resistantly

Translations
trans-top|that which makes resistance
French: résistant m
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trans-top|that which is not overcome by a disease or drug
Czech: odolný m
French: résistant m
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References
R:Webster 1913

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