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When antibiotics became industrially produced following World War II, our quality of life and our longevity improved enormously. No one thought bacteria were going to become resistant.
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Meaning of "resistant" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RESISTANT

resistant  [rɪˈzɪstənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RESISTANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Resistant can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES RESISTANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of resistant in the English dictionary

The first definition of resistant in the dictionary is characterized by or showing resistance; resisting. Other definition of resistant is impervious to the action of corrosive substances, heat, etc. Resistant is also a person or thing that resists.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RESISTANT


assistant
əˈsɪstənt
bullet-resistant
ˈbʊlɪtrɪˌzɪstənt
coexistent
ˈkəʊɪɡˈzɪstənt
consistent
kənˈsɪstənt
distant
ˈdɪstənt
equidistant
ˌiːkwɪˈdɪstənt
existent
ɪɡˈzɪstənt
heat-resistant
ˌhiːtrɪˈzɪstənt
inconsistent
ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt
inexistant
ˌɪnɪɡˈzɪstənt
inexistent
ˌɪnɪɡˈzɪstənt
insistent
ɪnˈsɪstənt
nonexistent
ˌnɒnɪɡˈzɪstənt
nonresistant
ˌnɒnrɪˈzɪstənt
persistent
pəˈsɪstənt
pre-existent
ˈpriːɪɡˈzɪstənt
Protestant
ˈprɒtɪstənt
rust-resistant
ˈrʌstrɪˌzɪstənt
unresistant
ˌʌnrɪˈzɪstənt
wear-resistant
ˈwɛərɪˌzɪstənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RESISTANT

resist
resistance
resistance fighter
resistance movement
resistance thermometer
resistance welding
Resistencia
resister
resistibility
resistible
resistibly
resistingly
resistive
resistively
resistiveness
resistivity
resistless
resistlessly
resistlessness
resistor

WORDS THAT END LIKE RESISTANT

Boltzmann constant
care assistant
chief assistant
constant
consultant
contestant
dielectric constant
gas constant
instant
learning support assistant
on the instant
personal assistant
Planck constant
research assistant
sales assistant
shock resistant
shop assistant
stain resistant
teaching assistant
time constant
water-resistant

Synonyms and antonyms of resistant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RESISTANT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «resistant» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of resistant

Translation of «resistant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RESISTANT

Find out the translation of resistant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of resistant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «resistant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

抵制的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contrario
570 millions of speakers

English

resistant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रतिरोधी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مقاومة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

устойчив
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

resistente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতিরোধী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

réfractaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

resistent
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

抵抗する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

저항하는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tahan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kháng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எதிர்ப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिरोधक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dayanıklı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

poco incline
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odporne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стійкий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rezistent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανθεκτικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

weerstand
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

resistent
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

motstandsdyktig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of resistant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RESISTANT»

The term «resistant» is very widely used and occupies the 7.705 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RESISTANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «resistant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «resistant» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about resistant

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10 QUOTES WITH «RESISTANT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word resistant.
1
Gordon W. Allport
A prejudice, unlike a simple misconception, is actively resistant to all evidence that would unseat it.
2
Bonnie Bassler
When antibiotics became industrially produced following World War II, our quality of life and our longevity improved enormously. No one thought bacteria were going to become resistant.
3
Steven Berkoff
I'm very resistant to most forms of theater.
4
Jason Blum
Ethan Hawke is not a horror movie fan, but he's a really good friend of mine, and I finally cajoled him into doing 'Sinister.' Later, he said one of the reasons he was really resistant to doing a horror movie is he thought it'd be really scary on set.
5
Sylvia Day
My heroines, more often than not, are the ones who are troubled and resistant.
6
Minnie Driver
What part of people is resistant to an artist doing more than one thing? Is it somehow perceived as greedy? Anyone who has that weird volition to become an actor probably has a weird volition to do lots of other creative things - to write, to play music, to paint, to cook.
7
Patty Duke
If I have any message for others, it is to go for help early and not to be a resistant patient.
8
Glen Duncan
I, made in England, felt excluded, miffed, resistant to the idea of even visiting India, a position of increasing absurdity as, one by one, backpacking friends returned from the place with the standard anecdotal combo of nirvanic epiphany and toilet horror.
9
Nina Fedoroff
Weeds do become resistant to herbicides, and it needs to be managed with multiple herbicides.
10
David F. Houston
The soy-bean, in particular, has proved sufficiently resistant to cold in spring and to adverse weather during summer to warrant heavy planting, especially throughout the South.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RESISTANT»

Discover the use of resistant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to resistant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Earthquake Resistant Concrete Structures
This book introduces practising engineers and post-graduate students to modern approaches to seismic design, with a particular focus on reinforced concrete structures, earthquake resistant design of new buildings and assessment, repair and ...
Andreas Kappos, G.G. Penelis, 2010
2
Earthquake Resistant Design and Risk Reduction
This book: Outlines individual national weaknesses that contribute to earthquake risk to people and property Calculates the seismic response of soils and structures, using the structural continuum “Subsoil – Substructure – ...
David J. Dowrick, 2009
3
EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT DESIGN OF STRUCTURES
The text also focusses on seismic evaluation and retrofitting of reinforced concrete and masonry buildings. The text has been enriched with a large number of diagrams and solved problems to reinforce the understanding of the concepts.
PANKAJ AGRAWAL, MANISH SHRIKHANDE, 2006
4
Handbook for Blast Resistant Design of Buildings
The Handbook for Blast Resistant Design of Buildings features contributions from some of the most knowledgeable and experienced consultants and researchers in blast resistant design.
Donald O. Dusenberry, 2010
5
Heat-resistant Materials
Materials covered include carbon, alloy and stainless steels; alloy cast irons; high-alloy cast steels; superalloys; titanium and titanium alloys; refractory metals and alloys; nickel-chromium and nickel-thoria alloys; structural ...
Joseph R. Davis, 1997
6
Resistant Islands: Okinawa Confronts Japan and the United States
Resistant Islands offers the first comprehensive overview of Okinawan history from earliest times to the present, focusing especially on the recent period of colonization by Japan, its disastrous fate during World War II, and its current ...
Gavan McCormack, Satoko Oka Norimatsu, 2012
7
Design and Analysis of Fatigue Resistant Welded Structures
An English version of a sucessful German book. Both traditional and modern concepts are described.
Dieter Radaj, 1990
8
Deer-Resistant Landscaping: Proven Advice and Strategies for ...
Outlines strategies for protecting gardens and landscaping from deer and twenty-one other kinds of wildlife, in a guide that draws on expert advice to counsel readers on a variety of deterrents while providing encyclopedic entries on more ...
Neil Soderstrom, 2009
9
Explosion-Resistant Buildings: Design, Analysis, and Case ...
Highlights various aspects of the analysis and design of buildings subject to impact, explosion, and fire. This reference book includes three-dimensional finite element and discrete element techniques.
M. Y. H. Bangash, T. Bangash, 2006
10
Skills in Resistant Materials Technology
This pupil book, written specifically to cover Key Stage 3 curriculum needs, helps pupils acquire knowledge and understanding of resistant materials and the products made from them.
Peter Gale, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RESISTANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term resistant is used in the context of the following news items.
1
FDA weighs warning labels, child-resistant packaging after surge in …
Federal health officials, troubled by the increase of hospital visits and poison control calls related to liquid nicotine used in electronic cigarettes, are considering ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
2
Patient with drug-resistant tuberculosis being treated in Maryland
She has an extensively drug-resistant form of tuberculosis, or XDR-TB, which is a relatively rare form of the disease that is resistant to at least four of the core ... «CNN, Jun 15»
3
White House holds summit on combatting antibiotic-resistant
Many federal cafeterias will start serving meat and poultry from animals raised with fewer antibiotics in an effort to halt increases in antibiotic-resistant bacteria, ... «USA TODAY, Jun 15»
4
Drug-resistant typhoid 'concerning'
Antibiotic-resistant typhoid is spreading across Africa and Asia and poses a major global health threat, warn experts. Researchers from the Wellcome Trust, who ... «BBC News, May 15»
5
A drug-resistant intestinal illness is spreading in the US
A drug-resistant intestinal illness called Shigellosis is spreading in the US for the first time, according to a CDC report released today. The drug-resistant bacteria ... «The Verge, Apr 15»
6
FACT SHEET: Obama Administration Releases National Action Plan …
The National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, which was developed by the interagency Task Force for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant ... «Whitehouse.gov, Mar 15»
7
Drug-Resistant Bacteria A 'National Security Risk,' California …
The large Los Angeles teaching hospital has told scores of patients they were possibly exposed to a drug-resistant bacterial "superbug" during endoscopy ... «International Business Times, Feb 15»
8
Drug-resistant bacteria linked to two deaths at UCLA hospital
(CNN) The deaths of two patients at a Los Angeles hospital are linked to the deadly bacteria CRE and more than 100 other patients may have been exposed to ... «CNN, Feb 15»
9
FACT SHEET: President's 2016 Budget Proposes Historic …
“We now have a national strategy to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria, to better protect our children and grandchildren from the reemergence of diseases and ... «Whitehouse.gov, Jan 15»
10
New class of antibiotic found in dirt could prove resistant to resistance
With bacteria evolving to resist antibiotics faster than scientists can concoct new drugs, the fight against resistant infections in hospitals and food supplies is a ... «Washington Post, Jan 15»

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