repellency

Examples of repellency in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For example, the NEMO Dagger OSMO™ Lightweight Backpacking Tent is made of ​​poly-nylon ripstop fabric and has excellent water repellency, which means it won’t be worn down by the elements as easily. Olivia Avitt, Peoplemag, 24 May 2023 Motivated to increase the sustainability factor even further, The North Face also created a new PFC-free DWR treatment that maintains 80 percent of its water repellency after 80 wash cycles (and requires no consumer applications of water-polluting retreatment). Outside Online, 8 Jan. 2019 The repellency lasts for up to 10 washes. Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2023 Better yet, some products now have a black-and-yellow repellency awareness graphic that clearly states how long they have been proven to repel mosquitoes and ticks; that symbol means the company has provided the EPA with scientific data to support their claims. Lauren Oster, Health.com, 23 Apr. 2021 See all Example Sentences for repellency 

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“Repellency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repellency. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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