Nonresistant

Word NONRESISTANT
Character 12
Hyphenation non re sist ant
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Definitions and meanings of "Nonresistant"

What do we mean by nonresistant?

Not resistant, especially to a disease or an environmental factor, such as heat or moisture. adjective

Submissively obedient. adjective

Making no resistance to power or oppression; passively obedient.

One who maintains that no resistance should be made to sovereign authority, even when unjustly exercised. noun

One who holds that violence should never be resisted by force. noun

Making no resistance. adjective

One who maintains that no resistance should be made to constituted authority, even when unjustly or oppressively exercised; one who advocates or practices absolute submission. noun

One who holds that violence should never be resisted by force noun

Not resistant adjective

A reformer who believes in passive resistance noun

Offering no resistance adjective

(often followed by `to') likely to be affected with adjective

One who does not take part in a resistance movement.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Nonresistant

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The word "nonresistant" in example sentences

It happens whenever, by some wondrous "coincidence," our heart space, our mind space, and our body awareness are all simultaneously open and nonresistant. ❋ Fr. Richard Rohr (2011)

The bacterial strain was able to grow in a solution containing 24 times the dose of mercury that would kill nonresistant bacteria—and removed more than 80% of the mercury in five days. ❋ David DiSalvo (2011)

How about something more neutral or positive, like “nonresistant”? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Eating meat with nonresistant staph can cause food poisoning from "heat-stable" toxins, the paper said, while "the presence of MRSA in meats may pose a potential threat of infection to individuals who handle the food." ❋ Unknown (2010)

With one finger and without using force but instead using a relaxed nonresistant touch, I put this man on the ground. ❋ Melody Beattie (2010)

The boundaries of Ecoregion 64a generally occur at the limit of nonresistant Triassic deposits. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Ecoregion 60, in northeastern Pennsylvania, is a plateau made up of horizontally bedded, nonresistant shales and siltstones and moderately resistant sandstones of Devonian age. ❋ Unknown (2008)

They were initially treated with antibiotics that can obliterate nonresistant staph infections -- the type normally seen outside hospitals. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But the thing is, with the nonresistant strains, the quinolones are really effective. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Minnich is actually looking at testing microevolution using bacteria that develop antibiotic resistance and why the nonresistant strain takes over when removed from that environment. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Garrison, known to all as a nonresistant, made it clear that his sympathies were with the government. ❋ Alma Lutz (N/A)

This request not only shocked my nonresistant principles, but ❋ Unknown (1910)

The early Christians were preëminently nonresistant. ❋ Unknown (1910)

Because the tomcod is resistant to the toxic effects of PCBs they are able to accumulate the industrial chemical in larger amounts than nonresistant creatures without becoming ill or dying, explained Wirgin. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Requiring refuges makes it likely that any corn borer moths that develop immunity to the toxin and survive will mate with nonresistant moths and won't pass down the advantage to their offspring. ❋ By STEVE KARNOWSKI (2010)

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