resistant vs resistance

resistant is not a noun while resistance is a noun.

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

resistant (noun)	resistance (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

resistant (adjective)	resistance (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)