Cleanser

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone or something that cleanses, such as a detergent.

    "The Breeding of Worms in your Desks we cannot prevent, but for the moulding of the books, it may soon be remedied, if the Cleanser of the Library do his duty."

  2. 2
    a preparation used in cleaning something wordnet

Synonyms

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cleanerabstergentbenzinebleachboraxcarbon tet

Example

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"The cleanser removed the dirt from the oven."

Etymology

From Middle English clansere, clenser, clensere; equivalent to cleanse + -er.

Related phrases

denture cleanserpalate cleanser

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