Definition of Repellant in English :

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Repellant meaning in English

Meaning of Repellant in English

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Repellant

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Noun

1. repellant, repellent

a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water

2. repellant, repellent

a chemical substance that repels animals

3. repellant, repellent

the power to repel

Example Sentences:
'she knew many repellents to his advances'

Adjective

4. rebarbative, repellant, repellent

serving or tending to repel

Example Sentences:
'he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful'
'I find his obsequiousness repellent'

5. disgustful, disgusting, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellant, repellent, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

Example Sentences:
'a disgusting smell'
'distasteful language'
'a loathsome disease'
'the idea of eating meat is repellent to me'
'revolting food'
'a wicked stench'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Repellant

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noun
1.  another name for repellent
adjective
2.  another name for repellent

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Repellant

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adj.
1. Inspiring aversion or distaste; repulsive. See Synonyms at hateful, offensive.
2. Resistant or impervious to a substance. Often used in combination: a water-repellent fabric.
3. Serving or tending to repel something, especially insects: a repellent spray.
n.
Something that repels, especially:
a. A substance used to repel insects.
b. A substance or treatment for making a fabric or surface impervious or resistant to something else.

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