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repellent - 8 dictionary results

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.
Also, re⋅pel⋅lant.


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


re⋅pel⋅lent⋅ly, adverb


1. repugnant, disgusting, distasteful, loathsome.
re·pel·lent also re·pel·lant   (rĭ-pěl'ənt)   
adj.  
    1. Serving or tending to repel.
    2. Able to repel.
  1. Inspiring aversion or distaste; repulsive. See Synonyms at hateful, offensive.
  2. Resistant or impervious to a substance. Often used in combination: a water-repellent fabric.
n.  
  1. One that repels.
    1. A substance used to repel insects.
    2. A substance or treatment for making a fabric or surface impervious or resistant to something else.
re·pel'lence, re·pel'len·cy n., re·pel'lent·ly adv.

Repellent

Re*pel"lent\ (-lent), a. [L. repellens, -entis, p. pr. ] Driving back; able or tending to repel.

Repellent

Re*pel"lent\, n. 1. That which repels.

2. (Med.) A remedy to repel from a tumefied part the fluids which render it tumid. --Dunglison.

3. A kind of waterproof cloth. --Knight.
Language Translation for : repellent
Spanish: repelente,
German: abweisend,
Japanese: いやな

Main Entry: re·pel·lent
Pronunciation: ri-'pe-l&nt
Function: noun
: a method used to avoid or discourage a hostile corporate takeover

Main Entry: 1re·pel·lent
Variant: also re·pel·lant /ri-'pel-&nt/
Function: adjective
: servingor tending to drive away or ward off —often used in combination repellent spray>

Main Entry: 2repellent
Variant: also repellant
Function: noun
: something that repels; especially : a substance used toprevent insect attacks

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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