late 14c., "one who resists;" 1580s, "that which resists;" agent noun in Latin form from resist. Specifically in electricity from 1905; resister was used in this sense from 1759.
resinous
resist
resistance
resistant
resistible
resistor
resoluble
resolute
resolution
resolvable
resolve
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