Example Sentences

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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

Blackburn’s research backs this up: An online survey of nearly 1,000 outdoor enthusiasts, most of them from the United Kingdom, found that they essentially only cared about water repellency.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023

Franklin also noted the fact that, unlike fire-light, sunlight, when thrown on both cork and shot, did not impair the repellency between them in the least.

From Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings by Bruce, Wiliam Cabell