water softener (redirected from Water softeners)

water softener

n.

1. A substance used to reduce the hardness of water.

2. A device that monitors and reduces the hardness of the water.

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water softener

n

1. (Chemistry) any substance that lessens the hardness of water, usually by precipitating or absorbing calcium and magnesium ions

2. (Engineering / Chemical Engineering) a tank, apparatus, or chemical plant that is used to filter or treat water to remove chemicals that cause hardness

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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 softener - a substance added to another to make it less hard 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

Translations

water softener n → addolcitore m d'acqua; (substance) → anti-calcare m

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water softener n → addolcitore m d'acqua; (substance) → anti-calcare m