Water softener

Water softener

A water treatment system where a cation exchange resin is used to remove the hard water salts calcium and magnesium and replace them with the soft water salt sodium, and in some applications potassium.

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water softening

Transportation; Railway

Addition of chemicals to the feed water to prevent the build-up of scale in steam engine boilers.

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Photography; Professional photography

are used to eliminate most of the minerals and slats found in hard water.

water softener

Household appliances; Coffee makers

This is a must have for anyone using hard water as it filters lime and minerals from water, preventing build up of scales in the coffee maker.

water softening

Science; General science

The process of removing divalent cations, usually calcium or magnesium, from water. When a sample of water contains more than 120 mg of these ions per liter (0.016 oz/gal), ...

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Chemistry; General chemistry

A material that lowers water hardness when dissolved in water. For example, sodium carbonate ("washing soda") softens water by precipitating Ca2+ ions as CaCO3. Zeolites soften ...

water softening

Chemistry; General chemistry

Removal of Ca2+ and Mg2+ from water to prevent undesirable precipitation reactions from occurring in plumbing, pools, washwater, and boilers.

bark

Plants; Horticulture

The rough outer part of the cortex; loosely used for the entire cortex.

articulate

Plants; Horticulture

Having nodes or joints where separation may naturally occur.

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Plants; Horticulture

Ring-like; said of leaf scars that encircle the bud, or bundle scars that are circular with an opening in the center.

Plants; Horticulture

On the front side, away from the axis, toward the subtending bract.

aphid

Plants; Horticulture

a small green or white insect that sucks juices from plant parts

apomixis

Plants; Horticulture

process of producing viable seed without fertilization

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