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repellent

 
Dictionary: re·pel·lent  re·pel·lant (rĭ-pĕl'ənt) pronunciation
 
also adj.
    1. Serving or tending to repel.
    2. Able to repel.
  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.
n.
  1. One that repels.
    1. A substance used to repel insects.
    2. A substance or treatment for making a fabric or surface impervious or resistant to something else.
repellence re·pel'lence or re·pel'len·cy n.
repellently re·pel'lent·ly adv.
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Thesaurus: repellent
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Antonyms: repellent
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adj

Definition: revolting
Antonyms: delightful, lovely


 
Veterinary Dictionary: repellent
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Able to repel or drive off; also, an agent that repels. Refers usually to insect repellent.

 
Gardener's Dictionary: repellent
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A chemical or other product used on or near plants in the hope (often illusory) that it will keep animals from eating the plants. Soap bars, human hair, and lion's urine are a few of the many repellents supposed to keep away deer.

 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Having power to force back in a manner, physically or mentally.

pronunciation What is it about separation, in any or all of its many forms and degrees, that makes it so basic and so sinister, so exciting and so repellent? — Marilyn Frye

 
Translations: Repellent
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - frastødende, modbydelig
n. - insektmiddel, imprægneringsmiddel

Nederlands (Dutch)
afstotelijk, afstotend, afwerend middel

Français (French)
adj. - repoussant
n. - anti-moustiques, insectifuge, (Tex) traitement imperméabilisant (d'un tissu)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - abstoßend
n. - (Pharm.) Abwehrmittel

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απωθητικός, αποκρουστικός, (ουσ.) απωθητική αλοιφή

Italiano (Italian)
repellente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - repelente, desagradável

Русский (Russian)
отталкивающий, отпугивающий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - repelente, repugnante
n. - sustancia repelente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - motbjudande, frånstötande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
抵抗的, 讨厌的, 排斥的, 防水剂, 驱虫剂

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 抵抗的, 討厭的, 排斥的
n. - 防水劑, 驅蟲劑

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 배지 않는, 격퇴하는, 불쾌한
n. - 물리치는 것, 방수 가공제, 삭히는 약

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - いやな, 追い払う, はじく, 不快な
n. - 忌避薬, はね付けるもの, 防水剤

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) منفر, صاد, بغيض, كريه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮דוחה, אטים, מעורר שאט-נפש‬
n. - ‮חומר דוחה (יתושים)‬


 
 
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