resistive

From resist + -ive.

resistive (comparative more resistive, superlative most resistive)

1. (rare) Tending to resist something or someone; resistant.

   He had a stubborn, resistive nature.

2. (electronics) Acting as a resistor; resisting the passage of electrical current.

   This material is highly resistive.

3. (electronics) Of an electronic circuit: consisting only of resistors and power sources; having no inductance and capacitance.

   Coordinate terms: inductive, capacitive

   a pure resistive circuit

• resistant, resistance

• “resistive”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “resistive”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

resistive

1. feminine plural of resistivo

• resistevi, svestirei, svieresti