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Resistant vs Pyrophyte - What's the difference?

resistant | pyrophyte |

As nouns the difference between resistant and pyrophyte

is that resistant is a person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement while pyrophyte is (lb) any plant that is resistant to fire, or that needs fire to propagate.

As an adjective resistant

is which makes resistance or offers opposition.

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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    Anagrams

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    pyrophyte

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia pyrophyte) (en noun)
  • (lb) Any plant that is resistant to fire, or that needs fire to propagate