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noun : REPELLENT
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water ;
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2. (
) a chemical substance that repels animals ;
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3. (
) the power to repel; "she knew many repellents to his advances" ;
Adjective : REPELLENT
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) serving or tending to repel; "he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful"; "I find his obsequiousness repellent" ;
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2. (
- disgusting ,
- disgustful ,
- distasteful ,
- foul ,
- loathly ,
- loathsome ,
- repellent ,
- repellant ,
- repelling ,
- revolting ,
- skanky ,
- wicked ,
- yucky
) 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" ;
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3. (
) incapable of absorbing or mixing with; "a water-repellent fabric"; "plastic highly resistant to steam and water" ;
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