adjective ~ (to sth)
1 not affected by sth; able to resist sth:
plants that are resistant to disease * Mosquitoes are becoming resistant to insecticides.
2 opposing sth and trying to stop it happening:
Elderly people are not always resistant to change.
3 (-resistant) (in adjectives) not damaged by the thing mentioned:
disease-resistant plants * fire-resistant materials
seealsoHEAT-RESISTANT, WATER-RESISTANT
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