softener

A noun referring to a substance added to another material to reduce its hardness or stiffness.

• 🇪🇸Sustancia o producto que se añade a un material para reducir su dureza o rigidez, o que se usa para suavizar tejidos o agua.

1. Substance to reduce hardness B2 formal

   A substance added to another material to make it less hard or stiff.

   • Fabric softener makes clothes feel softer after washing.
   • Water softener removes minerals that cause hard water.
   • The chemist added a softener to the plastic to make it more flexible.

   🇪🇸Ablandador

   Sinónimos: plasticizer

   Antónimos: stiffenerstrengthener

• softeners plural form
• softeners' possessive plural form
• softener's possessive singular form