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

resistive

adjective

/rɪˈzɪstɪv/

/rɪˈzɪstɪv/

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able to survive or deal with the action or effect of something

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(physics) relating to electrical resistance

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