repellent.
Repulsive, inspiring aversion.
Meaning & usage
Repulsive, inspiring aversion.
The mixture of whey, beetroot juice, and spirulina seems repellent to me.
Resistant or impervious to something.
All that fabric's supposed to be dust-repellent.
Tending or able to repel; driving back.
These particles exercise a-highly repellent force.
Where this word comes from
From Latin repellēns. Equivalent to repel + -ent.
A substance or solution used to repel insects, dangerous animals, or other pests.
None of the mosquito repellents we've tried work.
A substance or treatment for a fabric etc to make it impervious to something.
They applied dirt repellent to the sports car.
Someone or something that repels.
Where this word comes from
From Latin repellēns. Equivalent to repel + -ent.
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