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resistant |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Resistant \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: resistant adj 1: relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection) [syn: {immune}] 2: incapable of being affected; "resistant to persuasion" 3: disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority [syn: {insubordinate}, {resistive}] 4: incapable of absorbing or mixing with "a water-repellent fabric"; "plastic highly resistant to steam and water" [syn: {repellent}]
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