REPELLENT


Meaning of REPELLENT in English

adj. & n.

--adj.

1. that repels.

2 disgusting, repulsive.

--n. a substance that repels esp. insects etc.

Derivatives:

repellence n. repellency n. repellently adv.

Etymology: L repellere (as REPEL)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.