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adjective

resisting.

noun

a person or thing that resists.

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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Origin:
1590–1600; < Middle French resistant, present participle of resister to resist; see -ant

Related forms

re·sist·ant·ly, adverb

an·ti·re·sis·tant, adjective, noun

an·ti·re·sis·tant·ly, adverb

un·re·sist·ant, adjective

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Bacteria that cause ear infections in children are becoming increasingly resistant to penicillin, new studies have found.

So many so-called professors are resistant to common sense.

By killing sensitive bugs, they leave more space and nutrients for resistant ones to thrive.

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Bacteria that cause ear infections in children are becoming increasingly resistant to penicillin, new studies have found.

So many so-called professors are resistant to common sense.

By killing sensitive bugs, they leave more space and nutrients for resistant ones to thrive.

UK scientists are genetically modifying mosquitoes to be resistant to malaria, which kills millions annually.

Increasingly many bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotic treatment, presenting a serious public health threat.

Shark skin is also incredibly resistant to bacteria.

But if you take steps to make your house resistant to lesser fires, it may survive.

Insects in confined swine operations carry a large antibiotic resistant and potentially virulent enterococcal community.

The resistant bacteria will spread the way bacteria do, but now they will outnumber the vulnerable ones in the population.

Children are notoriously resistant to being scheduled.

The oil money has entrenched an autocratic and corrupt political system that is resistant to change.

As organisms become increasingly resistant to the effects of single mutations, they are unable to tolerate multiple mutations.

Some bacteria at sewage treatment plants are becoming resistant to antibiotics and winding up in the environment.

But it was thought that the brain was largely resistant to autophagy under these conditions.

Pear trees are resistant to oak root fungus add to my plant list.

Older generations of bedbugs weren't resistant to pesticides and lived in tougher environments: houses without central heating.

Safety caps designed to prevent children from ingesting drugs and chemicals are resistant to many adults, as well.

Newly minted admissions officers want well-rounded applicants, but a cram-school culture proves resistant to change.

The composite is more resistant to corrosion than the steel it replaces, is easier to clean and floats.

Because carbon nanotubes are resistant to acid, they would protect the nanowires, he theorizes.

The pandemic is growing in many places, and strains resistant to all existing drugs are emerging.

The collections are now fade and weather resistant and provide lasting durability and beauty.

Head lice are highly resistant to the active ingredient in many common head lice lotions and shampoos, a new study suggests.

Illuminata, however, has been particularly resistant.

For example, making a component resistant to temperature changes sometimes comes at the cost of strength.

The experiment revealed that the genetic tweaking, indeed, rendered the mice resistant to weight gain.

Resistant bacteria help their kin survive antibiotics, but at a cost.

We found a next generation composite product that not only looks great but is stain and scratch resistant.

Strong action is needed because many germs that infect humans are growing resistant to treatment with antibiotics.

The idea, he said, is for a compound to be applied to neurons to make them more resistant to degradation.

Confining cattle and feeding it only processed food makes the animals less resistant to ugly diseases.

When poultry farms avoided antibiotic use, their resistant bacteria drop was fast and vast.

Only types with small leaves tend to be deer resistant.

The author clearly appreciates the aesthetic of museums from his youth and is resistant to change.

Conventional gaming has not proved as resistant to the recession as many had.

It is the preferred treatment for falciparum malaria because many strains are resistant to choloroquine.

Prevent problems by buying healthy stock and, if possible, resistant varieties.

If the day care is resistant to doing anything, find out who they answer to.

Now, farms in the cerrado plant smaller, more resistant bushes and machine-harvest them.

The pandemic is growing in many places, and strains resistant to all existing.

The best prevention, however, is to plant resistant varieties.

Though it is impossible to make buildings completely resistant to earthquakes, they can be made much safer.

What is more, mice on this diet remained resistant to obesity even when they were kept inactive.

In fact, many commercially produced tobacco plants are resistant to the virus.

Workers are resistant to pay cuts, so the necessary reduction in real wages relies on a long period of below-average inflation.

His team examined mutant worms resistant to alcohol's behavioral effects.

They are also easy to raise, and more disease resistant and withstand a wider temperature range than chickens.

And firms are more resistant to unions because the stakes are higher.

Anti-malarial drugs can prevent the disease from becoming fatal, but parasites can grow resistant to their effects.

It inspires me to do more with drought resistant plantings in my own sloped back yard.

Traditional folder hierarchies, in contrast, are rigid structures resistant to updates and multiple views.

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World English Dictionary

resistant (rɪˈzɪstənt)

—*adj*
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

—n
3.	a person or thing that resists

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