persister

== English == === Etymology === From persist + -er. === Noun === persister (plural persisters) Something that persists (biology) Any organism that survives a period of extreme conditions, such as winter or is tolerant of normal antibiotics ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === respirest, restripes == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin persistere. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɛʁ.sis.te/ === Verb === persister to persist ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: persista === References === “persister”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012