rinse water

  • 21rinse — v. & n. v.tr. (often foll. by through, out) 1 wash with clean water. 2 apply liquid to. 3 wash lightly. 4 put (clothes etc.) through clean water to remove soap or detergent. 5 (foll. by out, away) clear (impurities) by rinsing. n. 1 the act or an …

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  • 22rinse — [[t]rɪns[/t]] v. rinsed, rins•ing, n. 1) to wash lightly, as by pouring water over or by dipping in water 2) to douse or drench in clean water as a final stage in washing 3) to remove (soap, dirt, etc.) by such a process (often fol. by off or… …

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  • 23rinse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. rewash, dip, splash; tint, color, touch up. See cleanness. n. conditioner, hairdressing, hair rinse. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. clean, flush, dip in water; see flush 1 , soak 1 , wash 2 . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 24rinse —    a dye applied to the hair    Literally, a cleaning by water. Mainly female hairdressing jargon. Older women with white hair tend to favour blue rinses:     ... married the Buick dealer on the adjacent lot, and got a blue rinse. (Bradbury,… …

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  • 25rinse — verb wash with clean water to remove soap or dirt. ↘(often rinse something off/out) remove (soap or dirt) by rinsing. noun 1》 an act of rinsing. 2》 an antiseptic solution for cleansing the mouth. 3》 a preparation for conditioning or tinting the… …

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  • 26rinse — rɪns n. act of washing or cleansing with a liquid (as with water) v. wash, cleanse (as with water); soak in water to remove soap or dirt …

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  • 27rinse away — v. wash away, clear away with water …

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  • 28ˌrinse sth ˈout — phrasal verb to wash the inside of something quickly with clean water …

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  • 29Hard water — is the type of water that has high mineral content (in contrast with soft water ). Hard water minerals primarily consist of calcium (Ca2+), and magnesium (Mg2+) metal cations, and sometimes other dissolved compounds such as bicarbonates and… …

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  • 30Purified water — Bottle for Distilled water in the Real Farmacia in Madrid Purified water is water from any source that is physically processed to remove impurities. Distilled water and deionized (DI) water have been the most common forms of purified water, but… …

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