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water softener

wa·ter soft·en·er (plural wa·ter soft·en·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. apparatus for removing hardness from water: a device that removes or reduces hardness in water, usually by means of ion-exchange resins

2. chemical for reducing hardness of water: a substance used to reduce water hardness, e.g. by precipitating out the minerals causing the hardness

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