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resists

resists is the plural of resist.

resists is the third-person singular simple present indicative of resist.

Meaning of resist

Noun

resist (countable and uncountable, plural resists)

  1. A protective coating or covering.
    • Keeping the ties loose ensures that the yarn can absorb the dye without creating a resist.2026, Katherine Augustine, “Dyeing in the Baking Aisle”, in Spin Off, volume L, number 1, page 35

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Phrases with resists

Questions about resists

What is resists the plural of?
Resists is the plural of resist.

Words near resists in the dictionary

  1. resistors
  2. resistosome
  3. resistosomes
  4. resistotype
  5. resistotypes
  6. resists
  7. resit
  8. resite
  9. resited
  10. resites
  11. resiting

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