different between resistant vs alodyne

English

Etymology

From French résistant.

Noun

resistant (plural resistants)

1. A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.
2. A thing which resists.

Translations

Adjective

resistant (comparative more resistant, superlative most resistant)

1. Which makes resistance or offers opposition.
2. Which is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent, extreme of temperature, etc.

   The infection is resistant to antibiotics.

3. (statistics) Not greatly influenced by individual members of a sample.

Derived terms

• acid-resistant
• fire-resistant
• resistantly

Translations

See also

• robust

References

• resistant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• rattiness, strainest, straitens, tartiness, train sets, trainsets

Latin

Verb

resistant

1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of resist?

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Often capitalised; perhaps a brand name?”)

Noun

alodyne (uncountable)

1. A chromic acid conversion process that leaves a corrosion-resistant film on aluminum surfaces.
   • 1996. The Do-It-Yourself 747[1]:

     Flush the alodyne off with tap water, let dry.

   • 2011, Shu T. Lai, Fundamentals of Spacecraft Charging

     Examples of partially conducting paints are zinc ortho-titanate, alodyne, and indium oxide.

Anagrams

• Doylean