hard water

noun

water that contains magnesium, calcium, or iron salts and therefore forms a soap lather with difficulty.

Words nearby hard water

hard up, hardwall, hardware, hardware cloth, hardware platform, hard water, hardwearing, hard wheat, Hardwick, Hardwick Hall, hard-wired

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Example sentences from the Web for hard water

Every drop of hard-water we consumed had to be brought to our doors and paid for by the “Hessian” or bucket.
Recollections of Old Liverpool|A Nonagenarian
These crispy croutons answer as a substitute for hard-water crackers and are also relished by most people.
The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887)|Mrs. F.L. Gillette
A French commissioner reported that apparently people in hard-water districts had a better physique than in soft-water districts.
Rural Hygiene|Henry N. Ogden

Cultural definitions for hard water

hard water

Water in which dissolved minerals make it difficult to produce a lather with soap.

notes for hard water

Hard water is usually associated with well water in regions where the rocks contain a large proportion of iron-bearing minerals.

单词	hard water
释义	hard water noun water that contains magnesium, calcium, or iron salts and therefore forms a soap lather with difficulty. Words nearby hard water hard up, hardwall, hardware, hardware cloth, hardware platform, hard water, hardwearing, hard wheat, Hardwick, Hardwick Hall, hard-wired Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hard water Every drop of hard-water we consumed had to be brought to our doors and paid for by the “Hessian” or bucket. Recollections of Old Liverpool\|A Nonagenarian These crispy croutons answer as a substitute for hard-water crackers and are also relished by most people. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887)\|Mrs. F.L. Gillette A French commissioner reported that apparently people in hard-water districts had a better physique than in soft-water districts. Rural Hygiene\|Henry N. Ogden Cultural definitions for hard water hard water Water in which dissolved minerals make it difficult to produce a lather with soap. notes for hard water Hard water is usually associated with well water in regions where the rocks contain a large proportion of iron-bearing minerals. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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