resistance vs resistant

resistance is a noun but resistant is not a noun.

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

resistance (noun)	resistant (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 (adjective)	resistant (adjective)
	disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
	impervious to being affected
	incapable of absorbing or mixing with
	able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress
	relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)