About The Word Repellent
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Repellent
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What's The Definition Of Repellent?
[n] the power to repel; "she knew many repellents to his advances"
[n] a chemical substance that repels animals [n] a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water [adj] incapable of absorbing or mixing with; "a water-repellent fabric"; "plastic highly resistant to steam and water" [adj] highly offensive; 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" [adj] serving or tending to repel; "he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful"; "I find his obsequiousness repellent" Synonyms | Synonyms for Repellent: disgustful | disgusting | distasteful | foul | loathly | loathsome | nonabsorbent | nonabsorptive | offensive | rebarbative | repellant | repellant | repellant | repelling | resistant | revolting | skanky | unpleasant | wicked | yucky Related Terms | Find terms related to Repellent: See Also | chemical compound | compound | insect repellant | insect repellent | insectifuge | power | powerfulness Repellent In Webster's Dictionary \Re*pel"lent\ (-lent), a. [L. repellens, -entis, p.
pr. ]
Driving back; able or tending to repel.
\Re*pel"lent\, n. 1. That which repels. 2. (Med.) A remedy to repel from a tumefied part the fluids which render it tumid. --Dunglison. 3. A kind of waterproof cloth. --Knight. |
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