resistant

re·sis·tance  (r-zstns)

n.

1. The act or an instance of resisting or the capacity to resist.

2. A force that tends to oppose or retard motion.

3. often Resistance An underground organization engaged in a struggle for national liberation in a country under military or totalitarian occupation.

4. Psychology A process in which the ego opposes the conscious recall of anxiety-producing experiences.

5. Biology

a. The capacity of an organism to defend itself against a disease.

b. The capacity of an organism or a tissue to withstand the effects of a harmful environmental agent.

6. Electricity The opposition of a body or substance to current passing through it, resulting in a change of electrical energy into heat or another form of energy.

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re·sistant adj.

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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

a person or thing that resists

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	resistant - relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection) immune insusceptible, unsusceptible - not susceptible to
	2.	resistant - able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress; "the plant is tolerant of saltwater"; "these fish are quite tolerant as long as extremes of pH are avoided"; "the new hybrid is more resistant to drought" tolerant tolerable - capable of being borne or endured; "the climate is at least tolerable"
	3.	resistant - impervious to being affected; "resistant to the effects of heat"; "resistant to persuasion" imperviable, impervious - not admitting of passage or capable of being affected; "a material impervious to water"; "someone impervious to argument"
	4.	resistant - disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority insubordinate, resistive defiant, noncompliant - boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude"
	5.	resistant - incapable of absorbing or mixing with; "a water-repellent fabric"; "plastic highly resistant to steam and water" repellent nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive - not capable of absorbing or soaking up (liquids)

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resistant

adjective

1. opposed, hostile, dissident, unwilling, defiant, intractable, combative, recalcitrant, antagonistic, intransigent Some people are resistant to the idea of exercise.

2. impervious, hard, strong, tough, unaffected, unyielding, insusceptible The body may be less resistant if it is cold.

Translations

resistant [rɪˈzɪstənt] ADJ → resistente (to a)

resistant [rɪˈzɪstənt] adj

(= hostile) resistant to sth [+ change] → résistant(e) à qch; [+ idea, proposal] → réfractaire à qch

(= unaffected) resistant to sth [+ wear, antibiotics, disease, infection] → résistant(e) à qch

resistant

adj material, surface → strapazierfähig; (Med) → immun (to gegen)

resistant [rɪˈzɪst/ənt] adj resistant (to) → resistente (a)

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resistant [rɪˈzɪst/ənt] adj resistant (to) → resistente (a)