resistance 1. The ability of a plant to overcome, retard, suppress, or prevent infection or colonization by a pathogen, parasite, or adverse abiotic factor. 2. The ability of insects, fungi, weeds, or other pests to survive normally lethal doses of an insecticide, fungicide, herbicide, or other pesticide; biological [rɪ'zɪstəns] adj.

environ.

weerstandsvermogen

resistance medicine [rɪ'zɪstəns] adj.

med.

resistentiegeneeskunde

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resistance [rɪ'zɪstəns] abbr.

When a bacteria, virus, or other microorganism mutates changes form and becomes insensitive to resistant to a drug that was previously effective. Drug resistance can be a cause of HIV treatment failure. see also acquired resistance, drug-susceptible, transmitted resistance, treatment failure

mil., abbr.

resis

Resistance

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overload
el.	overbelasting; overbelasten; overbelasting
transp.	overladen
overloading
commun.	overmodulatie
commun. transp.	congestiegraad
construct.	overdruk
earth.sc.	overbelasting