What does "repellent" mean?
Repellent: That which repels.
Additional senses
- 2.(Med.) A remedy to repel from a tumefied part the fluids which render it tumid. Dunglison.
- 3.A kind of waterproof cloth. Knight.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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