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# repellent

«repellent» in Mova's school dictionary: **a spray, cream or other thing that keeps animals or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (repellent, repellents); adjective (repellent)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A repellent is a spray, cream or other thing that keeps animals or insects away, such as insect repellent against mosquitoes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repellent/#m1)

2) A water-repellent material makes water roll off it instead of soaking in. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repellent/#m2)

3) As an adjective, repellent means very unpleasant or disgusting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repellent/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Everyday life and safety: insect repellent is put on skin before walks, camping and summer evenings to stop bites from mosquitoes and ticks; adults should help with it, keep it away from eyes and mouth, and wash hands after. In science, water-repellent fabrics and feathers (ducks) are studied in lessons on materials; magnets repel (push away). Phrases: insect repellent, mosquito repellent, water-repellent jacket.

### examples

- Put on insect repellent before we go into the woods. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repellent/#x1)
- The mosquito repellent smells of lemons. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repellent/#x2)
- My raincoat is water-repellent, so the drops roll off. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repellent/#x3)
- Ducks' feathers are water-repellent because of a special oil. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repellent/#x4)
- Do not spray repellent near your eyes or on cuts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repellent/#x5)
- The rotten fish had a repellent smell. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repellent/#x6)
- Some gardeners use a repellent to keep slugs off the lettuce. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repellent/#x7)

### note

Noun or adjective. Comes from the verb «repel» (to push away). Spelling: repellent (also «repellant» in some US use), double l. Repellent does not kill insects, it only keeps them away; ask an adult which kind is safe for children.

### In the corpora

- [Mosquitoes come out in the evening; covering your arms and legs and using repellent keeps them off.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/238-bites-and-things-you-find/1/)
- [Cover your arms and legs and use repellent in the evening, because mosquito bites itch and in some places carry diseases.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/238-bites-and-things-you-find/10/)
- [Repellent or long sleeves protect you from mosquito bites.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/252-heat-equipment-and-mosquitoes/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «repellent» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repellent/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.