softener

/saw-fuh-ner, sof-uh-/US // ˈsɔ fə nər, ˈsɒf ə- //UK // (ˈsɒfənə) //

软化剂,柔软剂,柔顺剂,软化剂

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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

Fabric softeners work by coating the fabric fibers with a soft-feeling residue.
On light-weight goods the softener giving the most general satisfaction is paraffin.
For a softener on heavy weight goods nothing has been found superior to good beef tallow.
To get this evenness the badger hair softener must be washed out and dried after coating each sheet.
But time is a sure healer of wounds; a softener of resentment.
You will note that this softener also contains a percentage of grime which lodges in the pores.