WATER SOFTENER as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a substance (such as sodium chloride) that lessens the hardness of water by replacing calcium and magnesium ions with sodium ions and so gives the water more efficient sudsing power
   Hypernyms(s) water softener is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • softener (what does softener mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • zeolite (what does zeolite mean?)