repellent
noun/rɪˈpelənt/
/rɪˈpelənt/
[uncountable, countable]- a substance that is used for keeping insects away from you
- (an) insect repellent
- mosquito repellent
- a substance that is used on cloth, stone, etc. to prevent water from passing through it
- (a) water repellent
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin repellent- ‘driving back’, from the verb repellere, from re- ‘back’ + pellere ‘to drive’.
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