water-resistant

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The substances have incredibly strong bonds which giving them properties such as being water-resistant and oil-resistant and they are cheap to manufacture.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

It is a company making safety-compliant workboots and water-resistant cargo pants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

The process resembles natural strategies seen in diving bell spiders, which carry air bubbles underwater, and in fire ants, which form floating rafts using their water-resistant bodies.

From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026

Accordingly, it has a stopwatch and is water-resistant up to a certain depth, unlike more delicate and perhaps technically nicer-looking analog watches.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

This action is possibly due to the filling of the voids in the oil, thus making a compact and water-resistant film.

From Paint Technology and Tests by Gardner, Henry A.