repellency
- noun
- /rɪˈpɛlənsi/
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repelencia
- PHOTO (COLOR): Entomologist Jian Chen checks the repellency of specific compounds using a new bioassay he developed based on the digging behavior of fire ants.
- water repellency
- bird repellency
Examples
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This is explained by the incidence of water repellency under the tree canopy.
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Bird repellency of biopesticides
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The bird repellency of registered pesticides
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Some studies have associated the amount of water repellency with particular vegetation types, such as certain evergreen species, in dry conditions (Doerr, Shakesby, and Walsh 2000).
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Other research has shed light on water-repellency mechanisms in different environmental conditions (see, for example, DeBano 2000; Doerr, Shakesby, and Walsh 2000).
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For example, Eisemann and colleagues (2011) estimated that it costs about $8 million to register a new agricultural pesticide compared with about $1 million to supplement a registered pesticide for an additional use (e.g., bird repellency).
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Keywords: soil water repellency, groundwater recharge, grassland plantation, numerical modeling, infiltration test, Halsey Forest.
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Relatively few of those compounds, however, showed evidence of repellency and so underwent further testing through replicated cage tests or field trials (Avery 2002, Avery and Cummings 2003).
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The jacket's special coating provides excellent repellency against rain and snow.
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Good quality tents should have high repellency to keep occupants dry during heavy downpours.
Synonyms
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8.7
A state of not allowing water, light, or ideas to pass through
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A tendency to push water away rather than soak it in
A property of a material that keeps water and insects away
Antonyms
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3.2
The quality that makes people notice and like someone's looks or character
How Resistant
Surface Forms
Morphology
repellency = repellent (transparent) = repell + ency
Formed from the adjective 'repellent' with the productive noun-forming suffix '-ency', so the meaning 'quality or ability to repel' is directly derivable.
Etymology
Repellency comes from the parts re- 'back' and pellere 'to push', the same root you see in repel and propel. So repellency is the ability of a material to 'push away' things like water or insects.