softener
41fabric softener — fab′ric soft ener n. cvb a substance added to fabrics during laundering to make them puffier and softer • Etymology: 1960–65 …
42water softener — wa′ter sof tener n. chem. any of a group of substances that when added to water containing calcium and magnesium ions cause the ions to precipitate or change their usual properties: used to purify water and increase its sudsing ability …
43water softener — /ˈwɔtə sɒfənə/ (say wawtuh sofuhnuh) noun any substance or device for destroying the hardness of water, usually by causing the precipitation, or removal from solution, of the metals whose salts cause the hardness …
44fabric softener — noun : a product added to laundry during either the washing or drying cycle to make fabrics softer and fluffier * * * noun, pl ⋯ ers [count, noncount] : a product that is used to make clothes softer when they are washed or dried in a machine… …
45Downy Ball — The Downy Ball is a special plastic ball used to dispense liquid fabric softener in clothes washing machines. Liquid fabric softener has to be added at the correct time to a load of laundry (the rinse cycle) in order to work effectively; the… …
46Dishwasher — This article is about the appliance. For manual dishwashing, see dishwashing. For the video game of the same name, see The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai. [1] …
47Calgon — is a brand registered trademark of different corporations. The original product consisted of powdered sodium hexametaphosphate (amorphous sodium polyphospate), which in water would complex with ambient calcium ion and certain other cations,… …
48Hard 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… …
49Water softening — A water softener reduces the dissolved calcium, magnesium, and to some degree manganese and ferrous iron ion concentration in hard water.These hardness ions cause three major kinds of undesired effects. Most visibly, metal ions react with soaps… …
50Docusate — (pronEng|ˈdɒkjuːseɪt) is the generic name of a surfactant used as a laxative and stool softener [sold in the U.S. under multiple brand names: Aqualax, Calube, Colace, Colace Micro Enema, Correctol Softgel Extra Gentle, DC 240, Dialose, Diocto,… …
