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单词 softener
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(sɒfənəʳ, US sɔːf-)
Word forms: plural softeners
1. countable noun
A water softener is a device or substance which removes certain minerals, for example calcium, from water, so that it makes bubbles easily when you use soap to wash things.
2. variable noun
A fabric softener is a chemical substance that you add to water when you wash clothes in order to make the clothes feel softer.

softener in British English

(ˈsɒfənə)
noun
1. 
a substance added to another substance to increase its softness, pliability, or plasticity
2. 
a substance, such as a zeolite, for softening water

softener in American English

(ˈsɔfənər; ˈsɑfənər)
noun
something that softens
; specif.,
a. 
a positively charged compound added to water in treating fabrics to make them softer and fluffier
: in full fabric softener
b. 
water softener

Examples of 'softener' in a sentence
softener

Jenny could smell the lemon detergent and fabric softener, along with that warm and comforting smell of freshly ironed clothes.
Peter Robinson AFTERMATH (2001)
He dried off, put on clean pyjamas that smelled of fabric softener, turned out the lights, and climbed into bed.
Wood, Bari DOLL'S EYES (2001)
The red rope felt a little stiff, so I'm rinsing it with a big dose of softener.
Elizabeth Lowell THIS TIME LOVE (2001)
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