Definitions for hard water
hard wa·ter

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1. hard waternoun

   water that contains mineral salts (as calcium and magnesium ions) that limit the formation of lather with soap

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1. hard waternoun

   water with a high concentration of dissolved minerals, especially calcium, making it difficult to lather with soap

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1. Hard water

   Hard water is water that has high mineral content (in contrast with "soft water"). Hard water is formed when water percolates through deposits of limestone, chalk or gypsum, which are largely made up of calcium and magnesium carbonates, bicarbonates and sulfates. Hard drinking water may have moderate health benefits. It can pose critical problems in industrial settings, where water hardness is monitored to avoid costly breakdowns in boilers, cooling towers, and other equipment that handles water. In domestic settings, hard water is often indicated by a lack of foam formation when soap is agitated in water, and by the formation of limescale in kettles and water heaters. Wherever water hardness is a concern, water softening is commonly used to reduce hard water's adverse effects.

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1. hard water

   Hard water is water that has high mineral content, typically consisting of high levels of metal ions, mainly calcium and magnesium in the form of carbonates, but may also include several other metals as well as bicarbonates and sulfates. It is formed when water percolates through deposits of limestone, chalk or gypsum which are largely made up of calcium and magnesium carbonates, bicarbonates and sulfates. Hard water can lead to various issues in industrial settings and domestic use, including limescale buildup and reduction in the effectiveness of soaps and detergents. It is not generally harmful to drink.

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1. Hard water

   Hard water is water that has high mineral content. Hard drinking water is generally not harmful to one's health, but can pose serious problems in industrial settings, where water hardness is monitored to avoid costly breakdowns in boilers, cooling towers, and other equipment that handles water. In domestic settings, hard water is often indicated by a lack of suds formation when soap is agitated in water, and by the formation of limescale in kettles and water heaters. Wherever water hardness is a concern, water softening is commonly used to reduce hard water's adverse effects.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hard water in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hard water in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of hard water in a Sentence

1. Jeff Moore:

   The surface of Pluto is every bit as complex as that of Mars, the randomly jumbled mountains might be huge blocks of hard water ice floating within a vast, denser, softer deposit of frozen nitrogen within the region informally named Sputnik Planum.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hard water
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hard_Water
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Water
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hard water