Sustainable vs Resistance - What's the difference?
sustainable | resistance |
Able to be sustained.
Able to be produced or sustained for an indefinite period without damaging the environment, or without depleting a resource; renewable.
* 2008 , Kate L. Harrison, The Green Bride Guide , ISBN 140221345X, page 174 [http://books.google.com/books?id=O5FyqGQmdpUC&pg=PA174&dq=sustainable]:
* 2008 August–October, Dawn Brighid, "A Taste of Hope", in Organic Gardening , ISSN 1536-108X, volume 55, number 6, page 73 [http://books.google.com/books?id=S8MDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA73&dq=%22that+sustainable%22]:
* 2010 , , ISBN 9780061718946, page 129 [http://books.google.com/books?id=_-Z6Umuq68EC&pg=PA129&dq=sustainable]:
The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=19 (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.
As an adjective sustainable
is able to be sustained.As a noun resistance is
resistance (all meanings).sustainable
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Adjective
(en adjective)- In addition to the resources listed in the organic and local food sections earlier, a good source of sustainable meat is Heritage Foods USA (heritagefoodsusa.com).
- Some critics have asserted that sustainable food is "elitist"; that it's too expensive and not widely available.
- A city on a hill—or many cities on hills—surrounded by unbroken vistas of beautiful countryside; small, thriving, family-run farms growing organic, seasonal, and sustainable fruits and vegetables specific to the region.
Anagrams
*resistance
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Alternative forms
* resistaunce (obsolete)Noun
citation, passage=When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. […]. The captive made no resistance and came not only quietly but in a series of eager little rushes like a timid dog on a choke chain.}}