About The Word Resistant
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Resistant
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What's The Definition Of Resistant?
[adj] incapable of absorbing or mixing with; "a water-repellent fabric"; "plastic highly resistant to steam and water"
[adj] disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority [adj] incapable of being affected; "resistant to persuasion" [adj] relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection) Synonyms | Synonyms for Resistant: defiant | immune | imperviable | impervious | insubordinate | insusceptible | nonabsorbent | nonabsorptive | noncompliant | repellent | resistive | unsusceptible Related Terms | Find terms related to Resistant: See Also | Resistant In Webster's Dictionary \Re*sist"ant\ (-ant), a. [F. r['e]sistant: cf. L.
resistens. See {Resist}.]
Making resistance; resisting. -- n. One who, or that which,
resists. --Bp. Pearson.
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