repellency

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They have high water and oil repellency and chemical stability.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2023

Ormond said that future work will explore how much oil repellency is needed by firefighters out in the field.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023

"Instead of dyes you could use the structure of the fibre itself, the same for water repellency, rather than coating it, or to make wrinkle-free fabrics."

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2023

Garlic pills have not been well studied for repellency.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2023

When in this state, if you present to the shot the point of a long, slender shaft-bodkin, at six or eight inches distance, the repellency is instantly destroyed, and the cork flies to the shot.

From A History of Science — Volume 2 by Williams, Henry Smith