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purifier
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun purifier has 1 sense
- purifier(n = noun.artifact) Array - an apparatus for removing impurities; Array is a kind of apparatus, setup
has particulars: scrubber
Derived form verb purify1
CIDE DICTIONARY
purifier, n.
One who, or that which, purifies or cleanses; a cleanser; a refiner. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
purifier
abstergent, cathartic, clarifier, cleaner, cleaning agent, cleaning solvent, cleanser, cleansing cream, colander, cold cream, cradle, cream, cribble, dentifrice, depurant, detergent, diuretic, emetic, enema, filter, holystone, lixiviator, lotion, mouthwash, nauseant, percolator, pumice stone, purgative, purge, refiner, refinery, riddle, rinse, rocker, screen, shampoo, sieve, sifter, soap, solvent, strainer, synthetic detergent, tooth powder, toothpaste, wash, winnow, winnowing basket, winnowing fan, winnowing machineROGET THESAURUS
purifier
Cleanness
N cleanness, cleanliness, purity, cleaning, purification, defecation, purgation, lustration, detersion, abstersion, epuration, mundation, ablution, lavation, colature, disinfection, drainage, sewerage, lavatory, laundry, washhouse, washerwoman, laundress, dhobi, laundryman, washerman, scavenger, dustman, sweep, white wings brush, broom, besom, mop, rake, shovel, sieve, riddle, screen, filter, blotter, napkin, cloth, maukin, malkin, handkerchief, towel, sudary, doyley, doily, duster, sponge, mop, swab, cover, drugget, wash, lotion, detergent, cathartic, purgative, purifier, disinfectant, aperient, benzene, benzine benzol, benolin, bleaching powder, chloride of lime, dentifrice, deobstruent, laxative, clean, cleanly, pure, immaculate, spotless, stainless, taintless, trig, without a stain, unstained, unspotted, unsoiled, unsullied, untainted, uninfected, sweet, sweet as a nut, neat, spruce, tidy, trim, gimp, clean as a new penny, like a cat in pattens, cleaned, kempt, abstergent, cathartic, cleansing, purifying, neatly, clean as a whistle.
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