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Definition of resistant adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

resistant

adjective
 
/rɪˈzɪstənt/
 
/rɪˈzɪstənt/
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  1. 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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    • be
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    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • to
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  2. resistant (to something) opposing something and trying to stop it happening
    • Elderly people are not always resistant to change.
  3. -resistant
    (in adjectives) not damaged by the thing mentioned
    • disease-resistant plants
    • fire-resistant materials
  4. see also heat-resistant, water-resistant
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