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nonresistant

[non-ri-zis-tuhnt]

non·re·sis·tant

[non-ri-zis-tuhnt]
adjective
1.
not able, conditioned, or constructed to withstand the effect of something, as a disease, a specific change in temperature, or harsh treatment; susceptible to damage or ill effects.
2.
not resistant; passively obedient.
noun
3.
a person who does not resist force.
4.
a person who maintains that violence or established authority, even when tyrannical, should not be resisted by force.

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Nonresistant is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.

Origin:
1695–1705; non- + resistant
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nonresistant (ˌnɒnrɪˈzɪstənt)
 
adj
1.  incapable of resisting something, such as a disease; susceptible
2.  history (esp in 17th-century England) practising passive obedience to royal authority even when its commands were unjust
 
nonre'sistance
 
n

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nonresistant non·re·sis·tant (nŏn'rĭ-zĭs'tənt)
adj.

  1. Not resistant, especially to a disease or an environmental factor, such as heat or moisture.

  2. Submissively obedient.

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