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resistance | any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion | |
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resistance | the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents | |
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opposition, resistance | the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with | |
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resistance, electric resistance, electrical resistance, impedance, resistivity, ohmic resistance | a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms | |
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resistance | [in bacteria] the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria) | |
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resistor, resistance | an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current | |
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resistance, underground | a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force | |
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resistance | group action in opposition to those in power | |
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resistance | [in military] the military action of resisting the enemy's advance | |
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resistance | [in psychiatry] an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness | |
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resistance, immunity | [in medicine] the condition in which an organism can resist disease |