softener

softener
/saw"feuh neuhr, sof"euh-/, n.
1. Chem.
a. any admixture to a substance for promoting or increasing its softness, smoothness, or plasticity.
2. a person or thing that softens.
[1600-10; SOFTEN + -ER1]

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