Usually means: Resists penetration by water effectively.
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General (19 matching dictionaries)
  1. water repellent: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. water-repellent: Merriam-Webster
  3. water-repellent: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. water-repellent: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. water-repellent, water-repellent: Collins English Dictionary
  6. water-repellent: Vocabulary.com
  7. water-repellent: Wordnik
  8. water-repellent: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. water-repellent, water repellent: Wiktionary
  10. water-repellent: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. water-repellent: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. water-repellent: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. water-repellent, water repellent: Dictionary.com
  14. water-repellent: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Water-repellent, Water repellent: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. water-repellent: Rhymezone
  17. water-repellent: FreeDictionary.org
  18. water-repellent: Mnemonic Dictionary
  19. water-repellent: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Construction Term Glossary (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. water-repellent, water repellent: Encyclopedia

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Lake and Water Word Glossary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (water repellent)

▸ noun:  (textiles, chemistry) A chemical used to make fabric water-repellent.

Similar:
water-resistant, impermeable, water-repellent, waterproofing, vapor retarder, drying agent, hydrophobation, wetter, Gore-Tex, humectant, more...

Opposite:
water absorbent, water permeable

Phrases:
Durable water repellent, water repellent fabric, more...

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Similar:
water-resistant, impermeable, water-repellent, waterproofing, vapor retarder, drying agent, hydrophobation, wetter, Gore-Tex, humectant, more...

Opposite:
water absorbent, water permeable

Phrases:
Durable water repellent, water repellent fabric, more...



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