soft water

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soft water

Water containing little or no dissolved salts of calcium or magnesium, especially water containing less than 85.5 parts per million of calcium carbonate.

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soft water - water that is not hard (does not contain mineral salts that interfere with the formation of lather with soap)

H2O, water - binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

hard water - water that contains mineral salts (as calcium and magnesium ions) that limit the formation of lather with soap

Translations

soft water n → acqua non calcarea, acqua dolce

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