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dishwasher salt

dishwasher salt noun: a form of granulated sodium chloride used to soften the water in dishwashers.

Noun

dishwasher salt (uncountable)

  1. A form of granulated sodium chloride used to soften the water in dishwashers.
    • Dishwasher salt is sodium chloride (salt, see page 326) and is used to prevent scaling of the machine, not in the dishwashing process.1997, Nicola Bates, Paediatric toxicology: handbook of poisoning in children, page 132
    • Very pure sodium chloride is also used as dishwasher salt. This keeps the built-in water softener working and stops the plates from getting white deposits on them.2007, Nigel Saunders, Exploring Chemical Reactions, page 27

Questions about dishwasher salt

What does dishwasher salt mean?
Dishwasher salt means a form of granulated sodium chloride used to soften the water in dishwashers.
What part of speech is dishwasher salt?
Dishwasher salt is a noun.

Words near dishwasher salt in the dictionary

  1. dishwashed
  2. dishwasher
  3. dishwasher detergent
  4. dishwasher proof
  5. dishwasher safe
  6. dishwasher salt
  7. dishwasher-safe
  8. dishwasherable
  9. dishwashers
  10. dishwashes
  11. dishwashing

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