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Resistant

rɪˈzɪst(ə)nt

Resistant definitions

adjective

Inflections:

resistant

offering resistance to something or someone

"some of the old Churches are resistant to change"

Synonyms:
impervious to proof against unaffected by repellent of opposed to averse to hostile to inimical to against anti unwilling to accept disinclined to accept reluctant to accept unenthusiastic about
denoting starch that is not easily broken down by enzymes within the body and is therefore minimally absorbed during digestion

"cooked rice, like bread, contains a useful amount of resistant starch, which acts like fibre in the digestive system"