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Resistance vs Resistant - What's the difference?

resistance | resistant |

Resistant is a related term of resistance.



As nouns the difference between resistance and resistant

is that resistance is the act of resisting, or the capacity to resist while resistant is a person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.

As an adjective resistant is

which makes resistance or offers opposition.

resistance

English

Alternative forms

* resistaunce (obsolete)

Noun

  • The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.
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  • (physics) A force that tends to oppose motion.
  • (physics) Shortened form of electrical resistance.
  • An underground organization engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation.
  • Anagrams

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    resistant

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.
  • A thing which resists.
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Which makes resistance or offers opposition.
  • Which is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent, extreme of temperature, etc.
  • The infection is resistant to antibiotics.
  • (statistics) Not greatly influenced by individual members of a sample.
  • Derived terms

    * resistantly

    See also

    * robust

    References

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