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cleanser

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A detergent, powder, or other chemical agent that removes dirt, grease, or stains.
  • noun A skin lotion or cream that is used to clean the face.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who or that which cleanses.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who, or that which, cleanses; especially, a detergent or other preparation used for cleaning.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Something that cleanses, such as a detergent.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a preparation used in cleaning something

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Examples

  • Review: The cleanser is gentle and does its job: it cleans without stripping.

    Stem Organics from Down Under Anne-Marie 2007

  • Review: The cleanser is gentle and does its job: it cleans without stripping.

    Archive 2007-08-01 Anne-Marie 2007

  • These choral works were a nice complement to one another and a palette-cleanser from the Ring at the mid-way point.

    Archive 2006-10-01 2006

  • These choral works were a nice complement to one another and a palette-cleanser from the Ring at the mid-way point.

    Salonen, Stravinsky, (and Mozart) 2006

  • It also acts as a natural system 'cleanser' - supporting routine removal of toxins from the fluid surrounding every cell of the body.

    Wil's Ebay E-Store 2010

  • As a brain cleanser, here’s the next oddity ‘crushing the fantic penguins’ led me to.

    Brian Ruckley · Crushed Penguins Revisited 2010

  • The clause in Conan's contract that mandates his time off the air is actually a blessing disguised in legalese: it's an eight-month palate cleanser, which is a luxury Jay (who returns to Tonight on March 1) doesn't have.

    A Road Map for Jay 2010

  • The cleanser, which is composed of lauric acid and potassium hydroxide, could be used to sanitize chicken carcasses during processing prior to chilling.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • It is, however, attached with colon cleanser, which is another important factor for proper functioning of the digestive system.

    MyLinkVault Newest Links 2009

  • The cleanser is a rich, creamy affair and neither it nor the toner left my skin feeling at all dry or tight, and while I don't usually risk using tan on the oul 'mush I was pleasantly surprised by this laddie.

    Irish Blogs 2009

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  • hernesheir commented on the word cleanser

    Anyone remember Bab-O cleanser? In my boyhood home this word as well as "dutch cleanser" denoted any scouring powder - whether it was Bab-O or not, much in the same way "coke" meant any kind of soda.

    Happy cleaning, Bon-Ami

    Your friend, Ajax

    September 17, 2009

  • reesetee commented on the word cleanser

    I only heard of Bab-O after I went off to college and met someone who'd grown up near Pittsburgh. Of course, I thought she was completely insane. Everyone knows that Comet is the name for cleanser. ;-)

    September 17, 2009