Re*pel"lent (-lent), a. [L.
repellens, -entis, p. pr. ] Driving back; able or
tending to repel.
Re*pel"lent, n. 1.
That which repels.
2. (Med.) A remedy to repel from a
tumefied part the fluids which render it tumid.
Dunglison.
3. A kind of waterproof cloth.
Knight.