insectifuge vs repellent

insectifuge and repellent both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
insectifuge	Yes	No	No	No
repellent	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, repellent is a hypernym of insectifuge; that is, repellent is a word with a broader meaning than insectifuge:

Other hypernyms of insectifuge include repellant.

insectifuge (noun)	repellent (noun)
a chemical substance that repels insects	the power to repel
	a chemical substance that repels animals
	a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water

insectifuge (adjective)	repellent (adjective)
	incapable of absorbing or mixing with
	highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
	serving or tending to repel