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Resistant vs Resistible - What's the difference?

resistant | resistible |

As adjectives the difference between resistant and resistible

is that resistant is which makes resistance or offers opposition while resistible is able to be resisted.

As a noun resistant

is a person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.

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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    resistible

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Able to be resisted.

    • Antonyms

    * irresistible

    Related terms

    * resistibleness * resistibly