| aerodynamic |
of a contour or surface, offering the minimum of resistance when moving through air. [1/2 definitions] |
| anarchism |
the practice, employed by some anarchists, of resistance to or violence against government. [1/2 definitions] |
| break |
to forcefully tame or overcome the strength or resistance of. [1/26 definitions] |
| contumacy |
stubborn and obstinate resistance to authority; rebelliousness. |
| defiance |
resistance against authority; insubordination; rebellion. [1/3 definitions] |
| disease-resistent |
of or pertaining to disease resistance. |
| drug resistance |
the reduction in effectiveness of a drug in curing an infectious disease or cancer. Drug resistance typically develops when pathogenic cells or cancerous cells evolve the ability to tolerate a drug used to kill them. |
| force |
to cause to do something despite resistance or hesitation. [1/14 definitions] |
| fortify |
to provide additional strength, resistance, or energy to; reinforce or invigorate. [1/5 definitions] |
| friction |
the resistance of a surface to relative motion, as of an object sliding or rolling over it. [1/3 definitions] |
| Gandhiism |
the social and political theories and practices of Gandhi, esp. those of nonviolent resistance. |
| hostility |
resistance or opposition. [1/3 definitions] |
| immunology |
the branch of medicine concerned with antibody production and resistance to disease. |
| impedance |
a measure of the total resistance of an electric circuit to an alternating current flow, usu. expressed in ohms. |
| inert |
without ability to move, act, or offer resistance. [1/3 definitions] |
| load |
in engineering, resistance to mechanical operation. [1/17 definitions] |
| m.2 |
abbreviation of "mass," in physics, the quality of a body that determines its resistance to acceleration. |
| mass |
in physics, the quality of a body that determines its resistance to acceleration. [1/10 definitions] |
| multidrug resistance |
the reduction in effectiveness of more than one drug in curing an infectious disease or cancer. Drug resistance typically develops when pathogenic cells or cancerous cells evolve the ability to tolerate drugs used to kill them. |
| nationalist |
(cap.) a follower of a political movement that favors national government and resistance against foreign domination or interference. [1/3 definitions] |
| ohm |
a unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance of a circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt produces a current of one ampere. |