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repellant
1. The power to repel.
2. A chemical substance that repels animals.
3. A compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
4. Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust.
2. A chemical substance that repels animals.
3. A compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
4. Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust.
This entry is located in the following units:
-ant, -ants
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pel-, -pell, -pellent, -peal
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repellent, repellant
1. Keeping something out or away: "A candle has a repellent effect on insects."
2. Causing someone to feel disgust: "His radio show is repellent to me with his vulgarisms and personal attacks."
3. A substance that is used to keep something out or away: "She used a can of insect repellent to kill the invading flies and mosquitoes."
2. Causing someone to feel disgust: "His radio show is repellent to me with his vulgarisms and personal attacks."
3. A substance that is used to keep something out or away: "She used a can of insect repellent to kill the invading flies and mosquitoes."
This entry is located in the following units:
pel-, -pell, -pellent, -peal
(page 3)
re-, red-
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