resistance vs resist

resistance is a noun but resist is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
resistance	Yes	No	No	No
resist	No	No	Yes	No

resistance (noun)	resist (noun)
group action in opposition to those in power
the military action of resisting the enemy's advance
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
(psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents

resistance (verb)	resist (verb)
	stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
	withstand the force of something
	refuse to comply
	express opposition through action or words
	elude, especially in a baffling way
	resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ