resistance
Webster Dictionary
a certain hindrance or opposition to the passage of an electrical current or discharge offered by conducting bodies. It bears an inverse relation to the conductivity, -- good conductors having a small resistance. while poor conductors or insulators have a very high resistance. The unit of resistance is the ohm
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cross-resistance
(ˈkrɔsˌpis, ˈkrɒs-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(of an insect, bacterium, etc.) resistance to the effects of a pesticide, antibiotic, etc., due to previously acquired resistance to a similar substance.
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ohm
(ʊm)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the SI unit of electrical resistance. equal to the resistance between two points when a constant potential difference applied between the points produces a current of 1 ampere.
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eureka
(constantan, Eureka)
Princeton's WordNet
an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire
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constantan
(constantan, Eureka)
Princeton's WordNet
an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire
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ohm
(ohm)
Princeton's WordNet
a unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere
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ftiction
Webster Dictionary
the resistance which a body meets with from the surface on which it moves. It may be resistance to sliding motion, or to rolling motion
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r-value
(ˈɑrˌvæl yu)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a measure of the resistance of an insulating or building material to heat flow, expressed as R-11, R-20, and so on; the higher the number, the greater the resistance to heat flow.
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nichrome
(Nichrome)
Princeton's WordNet
an alloy of nickel and chromium with high electrical resistance and an ability to withstand high temperatures; used for resistance heating elements
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leprosy
(ˈlɛp rə si)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a chronic, slowly progressing, usu. mildly infectious disease caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae, marked by destruction of tissue and loss of sensation and characterized in persons with poor resistance by numerous inflamed skin nodules and in persons with better resistance by local areas of firm, dry patches.
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resistance
Webster Dictionary
the quality of not yielding to force or external pressure; that power of a body which acts in opposition to the impulse or pressure of another, or which prevents the effect of another power; as, the resistance of the air to a body passing through it; the resistance of a target to projectiles
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plasmid
Webster Dictionary
a piece of DNA, usually circular, functioning as part of the genetic material of a cell, not integrated with the chromosome and replicating independently of the chromosome, but transferred, like the chromosome, to subsequent generations. In bacteria, plasmids often carry the genes for antibiotic resistance. they are exploited in genetic engineering as the vehicles for introduction of extraneous DNA into cells, to alter the genetic makeup of the cell. The cells thus altered may produce desirable proteins which are extracted and used; in the case of genetically altered plant cells, the altered cells may grow into complete plants with changed properties, as for example, increased resistance to disease
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against
(əˈgɛnst, əˈgeɪnst)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
in resistance to or defense from:
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strength
(ɛŋkθ, strɛŋθ, strɛnθ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
power of resistance.
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countertime
Webster Dictionary
resistance. opposition
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nonresisting
Webster Dictionary
not making resistance
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armament
Webster Dictionary
any equipment for resistance
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nonresistant
Webster Dictionary
making no resistance
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resistful
Webster Dictionary
making much resistance
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capitulate
(əˈpɪtʃ əˌleɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to give up resistance. yield:
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resistive
(ɪˈzɪs tɪv)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
capable of or inclined to resistance.
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defy
(ˈfyuz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to offer effective resistance to:
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defense
(ɪˈfɛns or, esp. for)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
resistance.against attack; protection.
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resistivity
(ˌri zɪsˈtɪv ɪ ti)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the power or property of resistance.
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oppose
(əˈpoʊz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to act against or furnish resistance to; combat.
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force
(ɔrs, foʊrs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to drive or propel against resistance.
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negative
(ˈnɛg ə tɪv)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
expressing refusal or resistance.
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deforcement
Webster Dictionary
resistance.to an officer in the execution of law
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controlment
Webster Dictionary
opposition; resistance. hostility
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obluctation
Webster Dictionary
a struggle against; resistance. opposition
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