dirençli

Dirençli is a Turkish adjective meaning having resistance to something or able to withstand adverse conditions. It is used in physical sciences to describe materials or systems that resist damage from wear, stress, heat, corrosion, or other forces, and in everyday language to describe people, communities, or organisms that endure or recover from difficulties. The sense of the word can be literal or metaphorical, depending on context.

Etymology: The word is derived from the noun direnç (resistance) plus the suffix -li, which forms adjectives indicating possession of a quality. The nuance of the term shifts with domain (engineering, biology, sociology, etc.).

Usage examples: dirençli malzeme denotes a material with high resistance to damage; dirençli bir toplum refers to a society that withstands or recovers from adverse conditions; in biology and medicine one speaks of dirençli bakteriyel enfeksiyon or dirençli virüs to indicate pathogens that evade treatment due to antimicrobial resistance.

Related terms include direnç (resistance), dayanıklılık (durability/resilience), and mukavemet (strength), while dirençlilik is a related noun describing the quality of being resistant or resilient.