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resistant

noun

Meaning

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

  • A thing which resists.

adjective

Meaning

  • 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."

  • Not greatly influenced by individual members of a sample.