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resistant definition

re·sist·ant (-tənt)

adjective

offering resistance; resisting

Etymology: L resistens, prp.

noun

a person or thing that resists

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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