persistent
101persistent — per|sis|tent <aus gleichbed. lat. persistens, Gen. persistentis, Part. Präs. von persistere, vgl. ↑persistieren> anhaltend, dauernd, hartnäckig (Med., Biol.) …
102persistent — per sist·ent || pÉ™r sɪstÉ™nt /pÉ™ adj. tenacious, stubborn; persevering; constant, continual; diligent …
103persistent — adjective 1》 persisting or having a tendency to persist. 2》 continuing or recurring; prolonged. 3》 Botany & Zoology (of a part of an animal or plant, such as a horn, leaf, etc.) remaining attached instead of falling off in the normal manner.… …
104persistent — a. Persevering, constant, enduring, tenacious, fixed, immovable, persistive, persisting, steady …
105persistent — Remaining attached; not falling off, e.g. the leaf bases of Ceratozamia. Cf. caducous …
106persistent — adj 1. persevering, assiduous, tenacious; diligent, zealous, ambitious, industrious, sedulous, careful, attentive, painstaking, plodding; indefatigable, indomitable, untiring, unwearied, undrooping, unflagging, never sleeping, never wearying,… …
107persistent — per·sist·ent …
108persistent — [pəˈsɪstənt] adj 1) continuing to do something in a determined way, especially something bad or annoying 2) continuing to exist persistence noun [U] persistently adv …
109persistent — per|sis|tẹnt (anhaltend, beharrlich) …
110persistent agent — A chemical agent that, when released, remains able to cause casualties for more than 24 hours to several days or weeks …