NOUN | substance | softener | a substance added to another to make it less hard |
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Sounds | sao'fahner | |
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Rhymes | Afrikaner ... yawner: 180 rhymes with ner... |
Meaning | A substance added to another to make it less hard. | |
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Narrower | conditioner | A substance used in washing / washing (clothing or hair) to make things softer |
plasticizer, plasticiser | A substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable | |
water softener | A substance (such as sodium chloride) that lessens the hardness of water by replacing calcium and magnesium ions with sodium ions and so gives the water more efficient sudsing power | |
Broader | chemical, chemical substance | Material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules |
Spanish | suavizador, suavizante | |
Catalan | suavitzant | |
Verbs | soften | make soft or softer |
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