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Irresistance
Irresistance Ir`re*sist"ance, n. Nonresistance; passive submission.
Nonresistance
Nonresistance Non`re*sist"ance, n. The principles or practice of a nonresistant; passive obedience; submission to authority, power, oppression, or violence without opposition.
Resistance frame
Resistance frame Re*sist"ance frame` (Elec.) A rheostat consisting of an open frame on which are stretched spirals of wire. Being freely exposed to the air, they radiate heat rapidly.
Skin resistance
Skin Skin, n. [Icel. skinn; akin to Sw. skinn, Dan. skind, AS. scinn, G. schined to skin.] 1. (Anat.) The external membranous integument of an animal. Note: In man, and the vertebrates generally, the skin consist of two layers, an outer nonsensitive and nonvascular epidermis, cuticle, or skarfskin, composed of cells which are constantly growing and multiplying in the deeper, and being thrown off in the superficial, layers; and an inner sensitive, and vascular dermis, cutis, corium, or true skin, composed mostly of connective tissue. 2. The hide of an animal, separated from the body, whether green, dry, or tanned; especially, that of a small animal, as a calf, sheep, or goat. 3. A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids. See Bottle, 1. ``Skins of wine.' --Tennyson. 4. The bark or husk of a plant or fruit; the exterior coat of fruits and plants. 5. (Naut.) (a) That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole. --Totten. (b) The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing. Skin friction, Skin resistance (Naut.), the friction, or resistance, caused by the tendency of water to adhere to the immersed surface (skin) of a vessel. Skin graft (Surg.), a small portion of skin used in the process of grafting. See Graft, v. t., 2. Skin moth (Zo["o]l.), any insect which destroys the prepared skins of animals, especially the larva of Dermestes and Anthrenus. Skin of the teeth, nothing, or next to nothing; the least possible hold or advantage. --Job xix. 20. Skin wool, wool taken from dead sheep.
Unresistance
Unresistance Un`re*sist"ance, n. Nonresistance; passive submission; irresistance. --Bp. Hall.

Meaning of REsistance from wikipedia

- Look up resistance or résistance in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Resistance may refer to: Either of two similarly named but otherwise unrelated comic...
- The French Resistance (French: La Résistance) was a collection of groups that fought the **** occupation and the collaborationist Vichy regime in France...
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- infections. This resistance affects all classes of microbes, including bacteria (antibiotic resistance), viruses (antiviral resistance), protozoa (antiprotozoal...
- Nonviolent resistance, or nonviolent action, sometimes called civil resistance, is the practice of achieving goals such as social change through symbolic...
- Insulin resistance (IR) is a pathological condition in which cells in insulin-sensitive tissues in the body fail to respond normally to the hormone insulin...
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- A Resistance (Korean: 항거:유관순 이야기) is a 2019 South Korean biographical period drama film directed by Cho Min-ho, starring Go Ah-sung, Kim Sae-byuk, Kim...
- A resistance movement is an organized group of people that tries to resist or try to overthrow a government or an occupying power, causing disruption and...
- Vascular resistance is the resistance that must be overcome for blood to flow through the circulatory system. The resistance offered by the systemic circulation...