(chemistry) Ability to repel water, or being hydrophobic; opposite to water wettability.
repellency
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- Extreme hostility and dislike: abhorrence, abomination, antipathy, aversion, detestation, hate, hatred, horror, loathing, repellence, repugnance, repugnancy, repulsion, revulsion. See love/hatred.
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