Emily Dickinson Lexicon

RE-PEL'LEN-CY, n.

1. The principle of repulsion; the quality of a substance which expands or separates particles and enlarges the volume; as, the repellency of heat. – Black.
2. The quality that repels, drives back or resists approach; as, the repellency of the electric fluid.
3. Repulsive quality. – Forster.