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Definition of Repellants
1. repellant [n] - See also: repellant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Repellants
Literary usage of Repellants
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard by Ezra Dwight Sanderson (1921)
"repellants repellants include any substance which may be applied to a plant or
animal to prevent insect attack. A popular notion that any vile-smelling ..."
2. Science of Home and Community: A Text-book in General Science by Gilbert Haven Trafton (1919)
"repellants. To prevent mosquitoes from biting, certain substances may be used,
the odor of which is ... The best of these repellants is oil of citron- ella. ..."
3. Audels Household Helps, Hints and Receipts ...: Three Thousand References (1913)
"repellants are not of much value if applied after the eggs have been deposited,
the larvae developed or the moths stored and unable to escape. ..."
4. Annual Report by Columbus Horticultural Society, Columbus, Ohio (1905)
"The preventive methods may in a general way be divided into three classes: First,
applications that are intended to act as repellants, keeping the female ..."
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