耐性

たいせい

Meanings

1. Noun resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.)
2. resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)

Kanji

• 耐 withstand. Read as タイ.
• 性 nature. Read as セイ.

Example sentences

• 除草剤耐性品種でなぜ収量が増えるのか？
  Why do yields increase with herbicide-resistant varieties?

Common phrases

• 耐性を持つ
• 耐性がある

Words containing 耐性

• 薬剤耐性 (やくざいたいせい) drug resistance
• 耐性菌 (たいせいきん) antibiotic-resistant bacteria
• 多剤耐性 (たざいたいせい) multiple drug resistance

And 9 more.

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