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SPRING WATER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spring water mean? 

SPRING WATER (noun)
  The noun SPRING WATER has 2 senses:

1. underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious rocksplay

2. water from a springplay

  Familiarity information: SPRING WATER used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SPRING WATER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious rocks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

ground water; spring water; well water

Hypernyms ("spring water" is a kind of...):

H2O; water (binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Water from a spring

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("spring water" is a kind of...):

water (a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants)


 Context examples 


Evaux thermal spring water is rich in mineral elements particularly of lithium, strontium and manganese.

(Evaux Spring Water-based Topical Spray, NCI Thesaurus)

A skin spray composed of Evaux thermal spring water, the emulsifier polysorbate 20, the preservatives phenoxyethanol and chlorphenesin, zinc gluconate, and the moisturizer caprylyl glycol with prophylactic and calming activity.

(Evaux Spring Water-based Topical Spray, NCI Thesaurus)



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