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.

résistance (biologique)

resistance medicine [rɪ'zɪstəns] adj.

med.

résistancemédecine

English thesaurus

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/capacitance

: 13 phrases in 7 subjects

Automated equipment	3
Communications	2
Electronics	1
Information technology	2
Nuclear physics	2
Radiation	2
Telecommunications	1


resistance
anal.chem.	résistance électrique
chem.	résistivité; solidité
el.	résistance en courant alternatif
health. R&D.	résistance aux médicaments; pharmacorésistance
med.	résistance aux antimicrobiens; résistance aux agents antimicrobiens
pack.	résistance à la déchirure; résistance à la propagation de la rupture


capacitance
comp.	puissance
el.	capacité; capacité électrique


transistor
antenn.	transistron
comp.	triode à cristal
transp. engl.	transistor


logic
arts.	logique