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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- she knew many repellents to his advances
adjective
serving or tending to repel
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- he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful
- I find his obsequiousness repellent
adjective
highly offensive
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- arousing aversion or disgust
- a disgusting smell
- distasteful language
- a loathsome disease
- the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
- revolting food
- a wicked stench
adjective
incapable of absorbing or mixing with
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- a water-repellent fabric
- plastic highly resistant to steam and water