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water softener

DEFINITIONS OF: water softener

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n 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

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zeolite
any of a family of glassy minerals analogous to feldspar containing hydrated aluminum silicates of calcium or sodium or potassium; formed in cavities in lava flows and in plutonic rocks
chabasite, chabazite
a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminum
heulandite
a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous aluminum silicate of sodium and calcium
natrolite
a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum
phillipsite
a group of white or reddish crystalline minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of calcium and potassium and aluminum
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softener
a substance added to another to make it less hard
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