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interrepellent

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re⋅pel⋅lent

  [ri-pel-uhnt]
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–adjective
1. causing distaste or aversion; repulsive.
2. forcing or driving back.
3. serving or tending to ward off or drive away.
4. impervious or resistant to something (often used in combination): moth-repellant.
–noun
5. something that repels, as a substance that keeps away insects.
6. a medicine that serves to prevent or reduce swellings, tumors, etc.
7. any of various durable or nondurable solutions applied to a fabric, garment, surface, etc., to increase its resistance, as to water, moths, mildew, etc.
Also, re⋅pel⋅lant.

Origin:
1635–45; < L repellent- (s. of repellēns), prp. of repellere to drive back. See repel, -ent

Related forms:
re⋅pel⋅lent⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. repugnant, disgusting, distasteful, loathsome.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: re·pel·lent
Pronunciation: ri-'pe-l&nt
Function: noun
: a method used to avoid or discourage a hostile corporate takeover
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2repellent
Variant: also repellant
Function: noun
: something that repels; especially : a substance used toprevent insect attacks
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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repellent re·pel·lent (rĭ-pěl'ənt)
adj.
Capable of driving off or repelling. n.
A substance used to drive off or keep away insects.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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