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Repellent

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Definitions for Repellent

noun
a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
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noun
a chemical substance that repels animals
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noun
the power to repel
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  1. she knew many repellents to his advances
adjective
serving or tending to repel
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  1. he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful
  2. I find his obsequiousness repellent
adjective
highly offensive
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  1. arousing aversion or disgust
  2. a disgusting smell
  3. distasteful language
  4. a loathsome disease
  5. the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
  6. revolting food
  7. a wicked stench
adjective
incapable of absorbing or mixing with
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  1. a water-repellent fabric
  2. plastic highly resistant to steam and water

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