repellent

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin repellens.

[edit] Adjective

repellent (comparative more repellent, superlative most repellent)

  1. tending or able to repel
  2. repulsive, inspiring aversion
  3. resistant or impervious to something

[edit] Translations

tending or able to repel
repulsive, inspiring aversion
resistant or impervious to something

[edit] Noun

repellent (plural repellents)

  1. someone who repels
  2. a substance used to repel insects
  3. a substance or treatment for a fabric etc to make it impervious to something

[edit] Translations

substance used to repel insects
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[edit] Latin

[edit] Verb

repellent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of repellō
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