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      repellent
      noun
      the power to repel
      a chemical substance that repels animals
      a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
      adjective
      incapable of absorbing or mixing with
      highly offensive
      serving or tending to repel
      Roots
      rere- · Latin · backpello-pell · Latin · drive, push
      Synonyms for repellent
      repellingadjrebarbativeadjdistastefuladjrevoltingadjloathsomeadjdisgustingadjresistantadjrepulsiveadjrepugnantadjabhorrentadj
      Words related to repellent
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      The word repellent breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“back”); and -pell, from Latin pello (“drive, push”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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