English edit

Etymology edit

super- +‎ resistant

Adjective edit

superresistant (comparative more superresistant, superlative most superresistant)

  1. Highly resistant.
    • 2008 April 8, Henry Fountain, “Researchers Find Bacteria That Devour Antibiotics”, in New York Times[1]:
      The researchers, who reported their findings in Science, say these microbes could be considered superresistant, since they can tolerate antibiotic concentrations that are 50 times the levels used to define bacteria as resistant.