(endocrinology) A pathological condition in which cells fail to respond normally to the hormone insulin.

plural of resistance arm

Alternative form of pièce de résistance

A Christian fundamentalist group in northern Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo which aims to establish a theocracy based on the Ten Commandments.

plural of piece de resistance

(figuratively) The easiest way to do something.

Synonym of path of least resistance

In the United States, a person who resists or refuses to pay a tax for which the government has determined that person is liable, based on a disagreement with the policies of the government.

plural of tax resister

that slows the penetration of water (but is not waterproof)