resistant

adjective

1. resisting.

noun

2. a person or thing that resists.

adjective

1. characterized by or showing resistance; resisting
2. 1. impervious to the action of corrosive substances, heat, etca highly resistant surface
   2. (in combination)a heat-resistant surface

noun

3. a person or thing that resists

adj.

c.1600, from French résistant, present participle of résister (see resist). In reference to diseases or drugs from 1897.