repellent
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(satellite adjective) incapable of absorbing or mixing with; "a water-repellent fabric"; "plastic highly resistant to steam and water" |
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Synonyms: resistant |
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(noun) a chemical substance that repels |
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Synonyms: repellant |
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Related Words: chemical compound, compound, insect repellant, insect repellent, insectifuge |
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(satellite adjective) serving or tending to repel; "he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful"; "I find his obsequiousness repellent" |
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Synonyms: rebarbative, repellant |
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(satellite adjective) highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench" |
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Synonyms: disgustful, disgusting, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellant, revolting, wicked, yucky |
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