Definition of repellants Repellants

We found 3 definitions of repellants from 2 different sources.

What does repellants mean?

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Adjective
repellant - 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"
		disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky
		offensive unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"
repellant - serving or tending to repel; "he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful"; "I find his obsequiousness repellent"
		rebarbative, repellent
		unpleasant disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"
Noun
repellant - a chemical substance that repels animals
		repellent
		chemical compound, compound an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
repellant - the power to repel; "she knew many repellents to his advances"
		repellent
		powerfulness, power possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"
repellant - a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
		repellent
		chemical compound, compound an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)