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insect repellent

insect repellent noun: a substance applied to skin, clothing, or other surfaces to discourage insects (and, often, other arthropods) from landing or crawling there.

Noun

insect repellent (plural insect repellents)

  1. A substance applied to skin, clothing, or other surfaces to discourage insects (and, often, other arthropods) from landing or crawling there.
    • Near-synonyms: bug spray, aerogard (Oceania)
    Synonyms:
    bug spray, aerogard

Synonyms of insect repellent

Forms of insect repellent

pluralinsect repellents

Questions about insect repellent

What does insect repellent mean?
Insect repellent means a substance applied to skin, clothing, or other surfaces to discourage insects (and, often, other arthropods) from landing or crawling there.
What part of speech is insect repellent?
Insect repellent is a noun.
What is the plural of insect repellent?
The plural of insect repellent is insect repellents.

Words near insect repellent in the dictionary

  1. insect hotels
  2. insect house
  3. insect houses
  4. insect powder
  5. insect powders
  6. insect repellent
  7. insect screen
  8. insect screens
  9. insect wax
  10. insectageddon
  11. insectageddons

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