resistant

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It’s true that forced treatment doesn’t always get the desired outcome, and can backfire if it makes the person more resistant to treatment.

From Los Angeles Times

“As humans we are naturally resistant to change, especially baseball fans, and I say that as a baseball fan,” Nelson said this week at the team’s Camelback Ranch training facility.

From Los Angeles Times

Manufacturers frequently treat these fibers with chemicals to make them flame resistant, waterproof, or antimicrobial.

From Science Daily

A bill requiring insurers to offer coverage to California homeowners who make their property resistant to wildfires was introduced Wednesday in the Legislature.

From Los Angeles Times

The system uses silica glass, a common material that is resistant to changes in temperature, moisture and electromagnetic interference.

From Barron's