repellent

Meanings

• noun

  A substance that drives away or repels insects, animals, or other organisms.

  - "The gardener used a repellent to keep the slugs away from the vegetables."
  - "The hiker applied insect repellent to protect against mosquito bites."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with repellent
repel , pellet , melody , felony , bellety , celluly , tellury , fellowy , mellowly,ellowly , bellower,ellower , melancholy,ellowly , tellurian , fellowian , meliorian , bellicose,ellowse , meliorate,ellowate , melioration,ellowation , meliorative,ellowive , meliorism,ellowism , meliorist,ellowist , meliorate,ellowate , meliorative,ellowive , meliorism,ellowism , meliorist

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Variants

List of all variants of repellent that leads to same result
repellant , repellent , repellently , repellants , repellents , shark repellent , shark repellents , water-repellent

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Etymology

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From Old French repeller, meaning 'to drive back'.

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Trivia

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1. The first recorded use of a repellent was in ancient Egypt, where they used a mixture of garlic and onions to repel insects.

2. Some natural repellents include citronella oil, garlic, and pepper.

3. Repellents can also be used to keep away unwanted animals such as raccoons and skunks.

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Related Concepts

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1. Insecticides: A type of pesticide used to kill insects. Repellents are a subcategory of insecticides that do not kill the insects but instead repel them.

2. Pesticides: A substance or mixture of substances used to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate any pest.

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Culture

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Repellents have been used for centuries to protect crops, gardens, and livestock from pests. They have also been used by humans to repel insects and other unwanted animals. Repellents have been the subject of various studies in the fields of entomology and toxicology.

How to Memorize "repellent"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a bottle of insect repellent being sprayed on a camping site to keep mosquitoes away.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'repellent' with the image of a bug-free garden or camping site.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'R-E-P-E-L-L-E-N-T' to remember that repellents repel pests.

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