resistant

[US]/rɪˈzɪstənt/
[UK]/rɪˈzɪstənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. having the ability to resist, able to withstand

Phrases & Collocations

resistant to change

resistant to antibiotics

resistant to heat

resistant to pressure

resistant material

corrosion resistant

heat resistant

wear resistant

water resistant

fire resistant

abrasion resistant

oil resistant

weather resistant

flame resistant

shock resistant

acid resistant

resistant varieties

scratch resistant

earthquake resistant design

resistant strain

wear resistant material

fatigue resistant

moisture resistant

corrosion resistant alloy

Example Sentences

be resistant to magnetization.

the metal is resistant to abrasion.

a metal that is highly resistant to corrosion

Many pests are resistant to the insecticide.

This new type of infection is resistant to antibiotics.

a fire-resistant door designed to be a firebreak.

some of the old Churches are resistant to change.

They imposed their government by force on the resistant population.

Silk fabric not wear-resistant, not resistant to the effects of light, hydroscopicity well, save a bad cause moth and moldiness.

2.The sealing material of the s tellite material quality,high temperature resistant,abrasion resistance,ballistic-and corrosion resistant,long life span.

Casehardening involves a change of surface properties to produce ahard,wear-resistant shell about a tough,fracture-resistant core.

A case of therapy-resistant bilateral blepharoconjunctivitis due to Phthirus pubis is reported.

The variety is mid-resistant to Fusarium Oxysporum and mid-infectant Ralstonia solanacearum .

Endospore, or spore, the round resistant dormant structure formed in the latter phase of the bacterial growth.

The outer wall (extine) of the pollen grain is often diagnostic (see pollen) and very resistant to decay.

Hefeng 44, Hefeng 45 were found to be double-resistant to Frogeye leafspot and Soybean Mosaic Virus.

New heat-resistant stewpot and taBleware stand proudly without peer in this generation.

Real-world Examples

These drug resistant bacteria are called superbugs.

Source: CNN Selected June 2016 Collection

Even killing microbes that were formerly antibiotic resistant.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation July 2013

That's how it becomes resistant to antibiotics.

Source: Official Guide to the TOEFL Test

Both devices are also water and dust resistant which is great.

Source: Trendy technology major events!

M. pneumoniae is resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics (e.g., penicillin).

Source: Selected English short passages

Another type of insect is even more resistant and adaptable.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

The cast iron plant is about as resistant as its name sounds.

Source: VOA Special English Health

Their bodies are waxy, water resistant and look how tough their raft is.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2018 Collection

So like they might be super resistant to moving, or be in an unresponsive stupor.

Source: Osmosis - Mental Psychology

Researchers are trying to breed resistant trees.

Source: NPR News December 2013 Compilation

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