CLEANSER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cleanser mean? 

• CLEANSER (noun)
  The noun CLEANSER has 1 sense:

1. a preparation used in cleaning something

  Familiarity information: CLEANSER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLEANSER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A preparation used in cleaning something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cleaner; cleanser; cleansing agent

Hypernyms ("cleanser" is a kind of...):

formulation; preparation (a substance prepared according to a formula)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cleanser"):

bathroom cleaner (a preparation for cleaning bathrooms)

dentifrice (a substance for cleaning the teeth; applied with a toothbrush)

detergent (a cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension)

shampoo (cleansing agent consisting of soaps or detergents used for washing the hair)

soap (a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats)

Derivation:

cleanse (clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing)

 Context examples 

A Turkish bath is what we call an alterative in medicine—a fresh starting-point, a cleanser of the system.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A chemical used in bleaches, dyes, cleansers, antiseptics, and disinfectants.

(Hydrogen peroxide, NCI Dictionary)

Hexylresorcinol is used as an antiseptic in mouthwashes and skin wound cleansers.

(Hexylresorcinol, NCI Thesaurus)