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resistant

[ ri-zis-tuhnt ]

adjective

  1. exhibiting or offering resistance; resisting (often used in combination):

    stain-resistant;

    resistant to change.



noun

  1. a person or thing that resists.
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·aԳ· adverb
  • t··tԳ adjective noun
  • t··tԳ·ly adverb
  • ܲr·aԳ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of resistant1

1590–1600; < Middle French resistant, present participle of resister to resist; -ant
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Right from the outset Ireland has been resistant to its own parallel inquiry.

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The best way to avoid a resistant infection is to avoid infection altogether, which means higher levels of immunisation, water sanitation and hygiene are needed, he adds.

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He said there was a growing but small number of councils who are resistant to the ombudsman's findings and recommendations.

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Rivas explained that over time the wood weathered from brown to gray and was termite resistant.

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Chief amongst them is bacteria from human faeces which he said can "increase the risk of significant infections including antibiotic resistant bacteria".

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