- resistant (to something) not affected by something; able to resist something
- plants that are resistant to disease
- Mosquitoes are becoming resistant to insecticides.
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- resistant (to something) opposing something and trying to stop it happening
- Elderly people are not always resistant to change.
- -resistant(in adjectives) not damaged by the thing mentioned
- disease-resistant plants
- fire-resistant materials
see also heat-resistant, water-resistant
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