It was the only explanation that he could think of, though it was just as possible that he was unusually resistant to whatever magic they were doing.

Being obtained from a thermophile organism, they are unusually heat resistant proteins.

One of the larger mushrooms in the San Francisco Bay Area, Leucopaxillus albissimus has a fruiting body that is unusually resistant to decay.

An addition polymer made from the monomer propylene, it is rugged and unusually resistant to many chemical solvents, bases and acids.

The resulting statue was unusually resistant to splitting or breaking, since most of the lines of the work followed the natural grain.

Physical abilities: All fey seen in the Anita Blake novels to date have been preternaturally fast and strong, and unusually resistant to damage.

Relative to esters of most carboxylic acids, esters of pivalic acid are unusually resistant to hydrolysis.

It also means a priori beliefs (without knowledge of the facts) and includes "any unreasonable attitude that is unusually resistant to rational influence."

Prejudice can also refer to unfounded beliefs and may include "any unreasonable attitude that is unusually resistant to rational influence."

During it, he uses pain to distract himself and proves to be unusually resistant.