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Dictionary: non·re·sis·tant   (nŏn'rĭ-zĭs'tənt) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Not resistant, especially to a disease or an environmental factor, such as heat or moisture.
  2. Submissively obedient.
nonresistant non're·sis'tant n.

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adjective

    Submitting without objection or resistance: acquiescent, passive, resigned, submissive. See resist/yield.

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(nŏn'rĭ-zĭs'tənt)
adj.
  1. Not resistant, especially to a disease or an environmental factor, such as heat or moisture.
  2. Submissively obedient.
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with
  Synonyms: liable, nonimmune, unresistant

Meaning #2: offering no resistance


 
 
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