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Soap scum

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hard waternoun(chemistry) Water with a high concentration of dissolved minerals, especially calcium, making it difficult to lather with soap.
ricingnounThe act of harvesting wild rice.
limescalenounA white, chalky deposit of calcium carbonate found in kettles, washing machines etc., especially in a hard water area.
hard soapnounSoap that has a hard consistency; curd soap or paste soap.
hardwaternounAlternative form of hard water. [(chemistry) Water with a high concentration of dissolved minerals, especially calcium, making it difficult to lather with soap.]
soft waternoun(chemistry) Water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals, especially calcium, making it easier to lather with soap.
rock soapnounA kind of clay with a smooth, greasy feel.
castile soapnounA kind of fine, hard, white or mottled soap, originally made with olive oil.
yellow soapnoun(archaic) Common soap composed of tallow, resin, and soda.
mountain soapnoun(possibly obsolete) A soft earthy mineral, of a brownish colour, which has a greasy or soapy feel and is used as a filler in crayons.
glass soapnounAn oxide of manganese and other substances used by glassblowers to remove colouring from glass.
steatitenoun(mineralogy) Soapstone. (often synonymous; more information at soapstone § Terminology).
metallic soapnounAny metallic salt of a fatty acid; used in cosmetics and candy production.
milkstonenounA hard body that forms in a mammalian udder.
spanish soapnounCastile soap
efflorescencenoun(botany) The production of flowers.
talcnounTalcum powder.
cream of limenounA thick creamy emulsion of lime in water.
dental calculusnounA hard crust of calcium salts and food particles on the teeth, developing from plaque.
saponitenoun(mineralogy) A trioctahedral smectite mineral.

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