Repellantadjective
alternative form of repellent
Repellentadjective
Tending or able to repel; driving back.
Repellantnoun
alternative form of repellent
Repellentadjective
Repulsive, inspiring aversion.
Repellantnoun
a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
Repellentadjective
Resistant or impervious to something.
Repellantnoun
a chemical substance that repels animals
Repellentnoun
Someone who repels.
Repellantnoun
the power to repel;
āshe knew many repellents to his advancesā;
Repellentnoun
A substance used to repel insects.
Repellantadjective
serving or tending to repel;
āhe became rebarbative and prickly and spitefulā; āI find his obsequiousness repellentā;
Repellentnoun
A substance or treatment for a fabric etc to make it impervious to something.
Repellantadjective
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust;
āa disgusting smellā; ādistasteful languageā; āa loathsome diseaseā; āthe idea of eating meat is repellent to meā; ārevolting foodā; āa wicked stenchā;
Repellentadjective
Driving back; able or tending to repel.
Repellentnoun
That which repels.
Repellentnoun
A remedy to repel from a tumefied part the fluids which render it tumid.
Repellentnoun
A kind of waterproof cloth.
Repellentnoun
a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
Repellentnoun
a chemical substance that repels animals
Repellentnoun
the power to repel;
āshe knew many repellents to his advancesā;
Repellentadjective
serving or tending to repel;
āhe became rebarbative and prickly and spitefulā; āI find his obsequiousness repellentā;
Repellentadjective
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust;
āa disgusting smellā; ādistasteful languageā; āa loathsome diseaseā; āthe idea of eating meat is repellent to meā; ārevolting foodā; āa wicked stenchā;
Repellentadjective
incapable of absorbing or mixing with;
āa water-repellent fabricā; āplastic highly resistant to steam and waterā;