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Definition of: water repellent
Chem.
Any of various chemicals, as an emulsion of aluminum acetate, used to make textiles, leather, and other porous materials resistant to wetting by water but which does not waterproof them or impair their desirable properties.
—wa·ter–re·pel·lent (wô′tər·ri·pel′ənt, wot′ər-) adjective
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