cross-resistance

[ kraws-ri-zis-tuhns, kros- ]

/ ˈkrɔs rɪˈzɪs təns, ˈkrɒs- /

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noun Biology.

immunologic resistance to the pathogenic effects of a microorganism because of previous exposure to another species or type having cross-reactive antigens.

resistance to the effects of a substance, as that of an insect population to an insecticide or a bacterial strain to an antibiotic, stimulated by exposure and adaptation to a similar or related substance.

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Origin of cross-resistance

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby cross-resistance

cross-reacting antibody, cross-reaction, cross-refer, cross reference, cross relation, cross-resistance, Cross River, Cross River gorilla, crossroad, crossroads, Crossroads care attendant scheme

Example sentences from the Web for cross-resistance

The Via Dolorosa ends at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and is marked by nine stations of the cross.
Oops! Jesus’ Last Steps Are in the Wrong Place|Candida Moss|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
If they were meaningful, we might have realized it before—surely one of these kids wore a cross, or a yarmulke, or a hijab?
Harry Potter and the Torah of Terror|Candida Moss, Joel Baden|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The reason: activist government and unionized government often work at cross purposes.
How Public Sector Unions Divide the Democrats|Daniel DiSalvo|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What do you get when you cross an oil company with gay rights?
How Canadian Oilmen Pinkwash the Keystone Pipeline|Jay Michaelson|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But that makes the Ismael brothers no less proud of the resistance that they and other fellow fighters have put up.
The Brothers Who Ambushed ISIS|Mohammed A. Salih|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In cross-section the burrows varied from round (three inches in diameter) to oval (three inches high and four inches wide).
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula|Erwin E. Klaas
There is cause for alarm when they bring one hundred and ten ships into these seas without any means of resistance on our part.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
I cannot believe that God would think it necessary to come on earth as a man, and die on the Cross.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
At Jaques Cartier they had but one batteau to cross the army over with, and were fired upon during the whole time by two frigates.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
A double detachment of soldiers was already there, with orders to support him in case of resistance.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter

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