resistant

[ri-zis-tuhnt]

adjective

1. exhibiting or offering resistance; resisting (often used in combination).

   stain-resistant;

   resistant to change.

noun

1. a person or thing that resists.

Other Word Forms

• resistantly adverb
• antiresistant adjective
• antiresistantly adverb
• unresistant adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of resistant¹

1590–1600; < Middle French resistant, present participle of resister to resist; -ant

Example Sentences

They are extremely stable and naturally resistant to external fields, but this same stability has made them very difficult to manipulate, limiting scientific progress in this area.

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Blocking this interaction could serve as an effective therapy by itself and may also help sustain tumor-targeting T cells in patients who are at risk of becoming resistant to current immune checkpoint treatments.

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"This work brings transformational change to how we think about treating resistant cancers," said Eric Kmiec, Ph.D., senior author of the study and executive director of the Gene Editing Institute.

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Transmons, which operate as superconducting circuits held at extremely low temperatures, are known for being resistant to environmental interference and compatible with modern manufacturing tools.

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One other worry is that influenza could evolve to be resistant to zanamivir, though that doesn’t appear to have been an issue yet.

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Related Words

• immune 
• invulnerable