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repellent

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
repellent /rɪˈpelənt/ (also repellant)

▶adjective

1 able to repel a particular thing; impervious to: water-repellent nylon.

2 causing disgust or distaste.

▶noun a substance used to repel a specified thing: a flea repellent.

– derivatives
repellence noun,
repellency noun,
repellently adverb.

'repellent' also found in these Oxford entries:

citronella - cutin - water-repellent

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