Resistance
nounid
118303·updated May 18, 2026verified
the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
polysemous
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Variants
- synonym
- electric resistanceelectrical resistanceimmunityimpedanceohmic resistanceoppositionresistivityresistorunderground
- plural
- Resistances
- possessive
- Resistance's
- pluralpossessive
- Resistances'
Framework definitions
- §1
- the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
- §2
- the military action of resisting the enemy's advance
- §3
- group action in opposition to those in power
- §4
- an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
- §5
- (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
- §6
- the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
- §7
- a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
- §8
- any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
- §9
- a material's opposition to the flow of electric current
- §10
- the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents
- §11
- (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
- §1 · legacy_primary
- the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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