单词 | demineralizer |
释义 | demineralizer in British English or demineraliser (diːˈmɪnərəˌlaɪzə) noun a substance or device that causes demineralization demineralizer in American English (diˈmɪnərəˌlaizər) noun an instrument, apparatus, or chemical used to remove minerals from water Word origin [1955–60; de- + mineralize + -er1]This word is first recorded in the period 1955–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backgrounder, cassette, life-support, new wave, opioid-er is a suffix used in forming nouns designating persons from the object of their occupationor labor (hatter; tiler; tinner; moonshiner), or from their place of origin or abode (Icelander; southerner; villager), or designating either persons or things from some special characteristic or circumstance(six-footer; three-master; teetotaler; fiver; tenner) |
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