Term: water softener: 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
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: slide: a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: course of study: an integrated course of academic studies
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: transurethral resection of the prostate: removal of significant amounts of prostate tissue (as in cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia)
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: pit: a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: materialization: an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: angoumois moth: small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: pakistani rupee: the basic unit of money in Pakistan; equal to 100 paisa
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: staple: paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: japanese banana: Asiatic banana plant cultivated especially as a foliage plant in Japan
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: bakelite: a thermosetting plastic used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc.