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nonresistant
adjective non·re·sis·tant \-tənt\
Definition of NONRESISTANT
: not resistant; specifically : susceptible to the effects of a deleterious agent (as an insecticide, a pathogen, or an extreme environmental condition)
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First Known Use of NONRESISTANT
1702
Related to NONRESISTANT
- Synonyms
- acquiescent, passive, resigned, tolerant, tolerating, unresistant, yielding
- Antonyms
- protesting, resistant, resisting, unyielding
Rhymes with NONRESISTANT
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