- repellency
- noun Date: 1747 the quality or capacity of repelling
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
repellency
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Repellency — Repellence Re*pel lence ( lens), Repellency Re*pel len*cy ( len s?), n. The principle of repulsion; the quality or capacity of repelling; repulsion. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
repellency — repellent (also repellant) ► ADJECTIVE 1) able to repel or impervious to a particular thing: water repellent nylon. 2) causing disgust or distaste. ► NOUN 1) a substance that deters insects or other pests. 2) a substance used to treat something… … English terms dictionary
repellency — See repellence. * * * … Universalium
repellency — noun The ability to repel; the characteristic of repelling … Wiktionary
Repellency — Невосприимчивость, отталкивание (свойство) … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
repellency — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Extreme hostility and dislike: abhorrence, abomination, antipathy, aversion, detestation, hate, hatred, horror, loathing, repellence, repugnance, repugnancy, repulsion, revulsion. See LOVE … English dictionary for students
repellency — rɪ pelÉ™nsɪ n. quality of being repellent; quality of being resistant; quality of causing disgust or aversion … English contemporary dictionary
repellency — re·pel·len·cy … English syllables
repellency — … Useful english dictionary
Self-repellency — Self re*pel len*cy, n. The quality or state of being self repelling. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
