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Retardant vs Resistant - What's the difference?

retardant | resistant |

As adjectives the difference between retardant and resistant

is that retardant is serving to retard (slow down) the action of something while resistant is which makes resistance or offers opposition.

As nouns the difference between retardant and resistant

is that retardant is something that serves to retard (slow down) the action of something while resistant is a person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.

retardant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (often, in combination) Serving to retard (slow down) the action of something

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (often, in combination) Something that serves to retard (slow down) the action of something

    • Derived terms

    * flame retardant ----

    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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