Definition of resistances

"resistances" in the noun sense

1. resistance, opposition

the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

"he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"

"despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"

2. resistance

any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion

3. electric resistance, electrical resistance, impedance, resistance, resistivity, ohmic resistance

a material's opposition to the flow of electric current measured in ohms

4. resistance

the military action of resisting the enemy's advance

"the enemy offered little resistance"

5. immunity, resistance

medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease

6. resistance

the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents

"these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog"

7. underground, resistance

a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force

8. resistance

the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)

9. resistance

psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness

10. resistor, resistance

an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current

11. resistance

group action in opposition to those in power

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resistances in Scrabble®

The word resistances is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters resistances:

RESISTANCES
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Seven Letter Word Alert: (94 words)

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resistances in Words With Friends™

The word resistances is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters resistances:

RESISTANCES
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Seven Letter Word Alert: (94 words)

actress, aeriest, ancress, antsier, arcsine, arenite, arsenic, ascents, ascites, assents, asserts, canters, careens, carnies, caseins, casters, censers, centers, centres, cerates, cerises, certain, cistern, creases, creates, cresses, cresset, cretins, cristae, earnest, easiest, eastern, encases, ensears, enteric, enticer, entices, entries, incests, insects, inserts, instars, nastier, nearest, nectars, nesters, raciest, racists, recanes, recants, recasts, recites, reenact, renests, rescans, reseats, resects, resents, resists, restain, retains, retinas, sassier, sateens, satires, scanter, scenter, screens, seances, seaters, secants, secerns, secrets, seitans, seitens, senates, sensate, seriate, sestina, sestine, siestas, sincere, sinters, sisters, stainer, stances, sterane, strains, teasers, trainee, trances, tresses, triaene, trienes

 

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In resistances

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Words within the letters of resistances

2 letter words in resistances (11 words)

10 letter words in resistances (6 words)

11 letter words in resistances (1 word)

resistances + 1 blank (1 word)

resistances + 2 blanks (4 words)

Words containing the sequence resistances

Words that start with resistances (1 word)

Words with resistances in them (1 word)

Words that end with resistances (1 word)

Word Growth involving resistances

Shorter words in resistances

is resist resistance

re resist resistance

an tan stance resistance

ta tan stance resistance

an tan stance stances

ta tan stance stances

Longer words containing resistances

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