"water repellent" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: water repellents [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} water repellent (plural water repellents)
  1. (textiles, chemistry) A chemical used to make fabric water-repellent. Categories (topical): Chemistry, Textiles Translations (chemical): vettähylkivä aine (Finnish), déperlance (French), déperlant (French)
    Sense id: en-water_repellent-en-noun-PujQua6~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business, chemistry, manufacturing, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, textiles

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