Meanings
nounwater softener (plural water softeners)
plural water softeners
- A device which reduces the calcium and magnesium concentration of hard water by passing it through an ion exchange resin.
Translations
Bulgarian омекотител
- омекотител (omekotitel)device which reduces the calcium and magnesium concentration of hard water
Dutch waterverzachter
- waterverzachterdevice which reduces the calcium and magnesium concentration of hard water
Finnish vedenpehmennin
- vedenpehmennindevice which reduces the calcium and magnesium concentration of hard water
French adoucisseur d'eau
- adoucisseur d'eaudevice which reduces the calcium and magnesium concentration of hard water
German Trinkwasserenthärtungsanlage
- Trinkwasserenthärtungsanlagedevice which reduces the calcium and magnesium concentration of hard water
Greek αποσκληρυντής
- αποσκληρυντής (aposkliryntís)device which reduces the calcium and magnesium concentration of hard water
Hungarian vízlágyító
- vízlágyítódevice which reduces the calcium and magnesium concentration of hard water
Italian addolcitore
- addolcitoredevice which reduces the calcium and magnesium concentration of hard water
Polish zmiękczacz wody
- zmiękczacz wodydevice which reduces the calcium and magnesium concentration of hard water
Spanish suavizador de agua
- suavizador de aguadevice which reduces the calcium and magnesium concentration of hard water
Cite this entry
APA
water softener. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20softener
MLA
“water softener.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20softener. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “water softener,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20softener.
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