repellants in English

noun
1
a substance that dissuades particular insects or other pests from approaching or settling.
a flea repellent
2
a substance used to treat something, especially fabric or stone, so as to make it impervious to water.
treat brick with a silicone water repellent

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1. The present invention further describes the uses of the composition to prepare repellants and pesticides against invertebrates that are considered pests, such as insects, acaris and other arachnids, to prepare a fungicide for use in human and veterinary medicine, agriculture and forestry, and to prepare a vermifuge.