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repellant

[ri-pel-uhnt]

re·pel·lent

[ri-pel-uhnt]
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.

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Repellant is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
Also, re·pel·lant.


Origin:
1635–45; < Latin repellent- (stem of repellēns), present participle of repellere to drive back. See repel, -ent

re·pel·lent·ly, adverb
in·ter·re·pel·lent, adjective
non·re·pel·lent, adjective
self-re·pel·lent, adjective
un·re·pel·lent, adjective
EXPAND
un·re·pel·lent·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE

repellent, repulsive.


1. repugnant, disgusting, distasteful, loathsome.

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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.

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