Repellent Definition

ripelənt
repellents
adjective
That repels; pushing away or driving back.
Webster's New World
Causing distaste, dislike, or aversion; repulsive.
Webster's New World
Resistant or impervious to a substance. Often used in combination.
A water-repellent fabric.
American Heritage
Serving or tending to repel something, especially insects.
A repellent spray.
American Heritage
Causing insects, etc. to react by staying away.
Webster's New World
noun
repellents
Something that repels.
Webster's New World

A substance used to repel insects.

Wiktionary

A substance or treatment for a fabric etc to make it impervious to something.

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Other Word Forms of Repellent

Noun

Singular:
repellent
Plural:
repellents

Origin of Repellent

  • From Latin repellens.

    From Wiktionary

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