- causing distaste or aversion; repulsive.
- forcing or driving back.
- serving or tending to ward off or drive away.
- impervious or resistant to something (often used in combination): moth-repellant.
- something that repels, as a substance that keeps away insects.
- a medicine that serves to prevent or reduce swellings, tumors, etc.
- any of various durable or nondurable solutions applied to a fabric, garment, surface, etc., to increase its resistance, as to water, moths, mildew, etc.
- giving rise to disgust or aversion; distasteful or repulsive
- driving or forcing away or back; repelling
- something, esp a chemical substance, that repels
- a substance with which fabrics are treated to increase their resistance to water
