Softener
noun
1.
Chemistry.
any admixture to a substance for promoting or increasing its softness, smoothness, or plasticity.
water softener.
2.
a person or thing that softens.
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
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