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单词 nonresistant
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nonresistant

[ non-ri-zis-tuhnt ]
/ ˌnɒn rɪˈzɪs tənt /
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adjective

not able, conditioned, or constructed to withstand the effect of something, as a disease, a specific change in temperature, or harsh treatment; susceptible to damage or ill effects.
not resistant; passively obedient.

noun

a person who does not resist force.
a person who maintains that violence or established authority, even when tyrannical, should not be resisted by force.

Origin of nonresistant

First recorded in 1695–1705; non- + resistant

Words nearby nonresistant

non repetatur, nonrepresentational, nonresident, nonresidential, nonresistance, nonresistant, nonrestraint, nonrestrictive, nonrestrictive clause, nonreturn, nonreturnable
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Example sentences from the Web for nonresistant

  • Garrison, known to all as a nonresistant, made it clear that his sympathies were with the government.

    Susan B. Anthony|Alma Lutz

British Dictionary definitions for nonresistant

nonresistant
/ (ˌnɒnrɪˈzɪstənt) /

adjective

incapable of resisting something, such as a disease; susceptible
history (esp in 17th-century England) practising passive obedience to royal authority even when its commands were unjust

Derived forms of nonresistant

nonresistance, noun
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Medical definitions for nonresistant

nonresistant
[ nŏn′rĭ-zĭstənt ]

adj.

Not resistant, especially to a disease or environmental factor, such as heat or moisture.
Submissively obedient.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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