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cleanser

[klen-zer]

noun

  1. a preparation for cleansing, as a liquid or powder for scouring sinks, bathtubs, etc., or a cream for cleaning the face.

  2. a person or thing that cleanses.

  3. Chiefly Eastern New England.a dry-cleaning establishment.



cleanser

/ ˈɛԳə /

noun

  1. a cleansing agent, such as a detergent

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cleanser1

before 1000; Middle English; Old English ǣԲ; cleanse, -er 1
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He was getting a shampoo from his mother and sister when a container of bathroom cleanser spilled and some of it got into his eyes.

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"These cleansers often just encourage that. They irritate the stomach lining and encourage mucosal shedding, and to the untrained eye, it looks like a parasite."

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Or maybe we can ask them to bring out a palate cleanser?

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Fennel is inescapable here, dotting the tables of nearly every Italian-American household, often served raw as a palate cleanser.

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Dermatologists encourage kids to get into the habit of using age-appropriate products such as a daily sunscreen, gentle cleanser and hydrating moisturizer.

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