repellent

  1. Adjective.  tending or able to repel.
  2. Adjective.  repulsive, inspiring aversion.
  3. Adjective.  resistant or impervious to something.
  4. Noun.  someone who repels.
  5. Noun.  a substance used to repel insects.
  6. Noun.  a substance or treatment for a fabric etc to make it impervious to something.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.