resistant vs resistor

resistant

noun
  • A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement. 

  • A thing which resists. 

adj
  • Which makes resistance or offers opposition. 

  • Which is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent, extreme of temperature, etc. 

  • Not greatly influenced by individual members of a sample. 

resistor

noun
  • One who resists, especially a person who fights against an occupying army. 

  • An electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it. 

How often have the words resistant and resistor occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )