water-repellent substance

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• water-repellent — water re.pellent adj material that is water repellent has been covered with a substance that makes water run off it, so that it does not become wet >water repellent n …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• 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 to make it… …   English terms dictionary

• repellent — or repellant [ri pel′ənt] adj. [L repellens] 1. that repels; pushing away or driving back 2. a) causing distaste, dislike, or aversion; repulsive b) causing insects, etc. to react by staying away 3. able to resist the absorption of liquid, esp.… …   English World dictionary

• water — n. & v. n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. Usage: Chem. formula: H2O 2 a liquid consisting chiefly of this and found in seas, lakes, and rivers, in rain, and in secretions of organisms. 3 an… …   Useful english dictionary

• repellent — (also repellant) adjective 1》 able to repel a particular thing; impervious to: water repellent nylon. 2》 causing disgust or distaste. noun a substance used to repel a specified thing: a flea repellent. Derivatives repellence noun repellency noun… …   English new terms dictionary

• repellent — re•pel•lent or re•pel•lant [[t]rɪˈpɛl ənt[/t]] adj. 1) causing distaste or aversion; repulsive 2) serving or tending to ward off or drive away 3) impervious or resistant to something (often used in combination): moth repellent[/ex] 4) pes… …   From formal English to slang

• repellent — repellently, adv. /ri pel euhnt/, adj. 1. causing distaste or aversion; repulsive. 2. forcing or driving back. 3. serving or tending to ward off or drive away. 4. impervious or resistant to something (often used in combination): moth repellant. n …   Universalium

• Nickelodeon compounds — Nickelodeon Compound is the name given to several molding substances created and sold by Nickelodeon (TV channel) and Mattel in the 1990s. Like most molding compounds, they could be kept in their container to retain plasticity, or molded and… …   Wikipedia

• Okavango Delta — NASA view of Okavango Delta, with national borders added. Typical region in the Okavango Delta, w …   Wikipedia

• cuticle — cuticular /kyooh tik yeuh leuhr/, adj. /kyooh ti keuhl/, n. 1. the nonliving epidermis that surrounds the edges of the fingernail or toenail. 2. the epidermis. 3. a superficial integument, membrane, or the like. 4. Also called cuticula. Zool. the …   Universalium

• cutin — [ kju:tɪn] noun Biochemistry a waxy water repellent substance in the cuticle of plants. Origin C19: from cutis + in1 …   English new terms dictionary