Resistant vs. Resistent

Resistantnoun

A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.

Resistentadjective

common misspelling of resistant

Resistantnoun

A thing which resists.

Resistentnoun

common misspelling of resistant

Resistantadjective

Which makes resistance or offers opposition.

Resistantadjective

Which is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent, extreme of temperature, etc.

‘The infection is resistant to antibiotics.’;

Resistantadjective

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

Resistantadjective

Making resistance; resisting.

Resistantadjective

relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)

Resistantadjective

incapable of being affected;

‘resistant to persuasion’;

Resistantadjective

disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority

Resistantadjective

incapable of absorbing or mixing with;

‘a water-repellent fabric’; ‘plastic highly resistant to steam and water’;

Resistantadjective

offering resistance to something or someone

‘some of the old Churches are resistant to change’; ‘a water-resistant adhesive’;

Resistantadjective

denoting starch that is not easily broken down by enzymes within the body and is therefore minimally absorbed during digestion

‘cooked rice, like bread, contains a useful amount of resistant starch, which acts like fibre in the digestive system’;