Definition of Repellents

1. Noun. (plural of repellent) ¹

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Definition of Repellents

1. repellent [n] - See also: repellent

Lexicographical Neighbors of Repellents

repegged
repegging
repegs
repel
repellant
repellant guiding molecule
repellantly
repellants
repelled
repellence
repellences
repellencies
repellency
repellent
repellently
repellents (current term)
repeller
repellers
repelling
repellingly
repellor
repels
repent
repentance
repentances
repentant
repentantly
repentaunce
repented
repenter

Literary usage of Repellents

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art: Comprising the Definitions and by George William Cox (1867)
"... the instrument are very clearly stated in a paper by Troughton in the first volume of tlie Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society. repellents (Lat. ..."

2. The House Fly, Disease Carrier: An Account of Its Dangerous Activities and by Leland Ossian Howard (1911)
"... puffed into the air or when burned by puffing through a gas jet, or by making moistened cones put upon earthen dishes and ignited at the top. repellents ..."

3. Self-formation; Or, The History of an Individual Mind: Intended as a Guide by Capel Lofft (1846)
"... copious enough to supply such a stream as could make its way onward against the counteracting influence of ideas from without, of external repellents. ..."

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