D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Renitent

/(-tent)/ · Re·ni·tent · IPA /ˈɹɛnɪtənt/
01 a. Resisting pressure or the effect of it; acting against impulse by elastic force.
  1. 1.
    Resisting pressure or the effect of it; acting against impulse by elastic force.
  2. 2.
    Persistently opposed.