Repellent

a.	1.	Driving back; able or tending to repel.
n.	1.	That which repels.
	2.	(Med.) A remedy to repel from a tumefied part the fluids which render it tumid.
	3.	A kind of waterproof cloth.

Noun	1.	repellent - a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water Synonyms: repellant
	2.	repellent - a chemical substance that repels animals Synonyms: repellant
	3.	repellent - the power to repel; "she knew many repellents to his advances" Synonyms: repellant
Adj.	1.	repellent - serving or tending to repel; "he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful"; "I find his obsequiousness repellent" Synonyms: rebarbative, repellant
	2.	repellent - 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" Synonyms: foul, loathly, repelling, revolting, skanky, disgustful, disgusting, yucky, distasteful, loathsome, repellant, wicked
	3.	repellent - incapable of absorbing or mixing with; "a water-repellent fabric"; "plastic highly resistant to steam and water" Synonyms: resistant

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