"hard water" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hard waters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hard water (countable and uncountable, plural hard waters)
  1. (chemistry) Water with a high concentration of dissolved minerals, especially calcium, making it difficult to lather with soap. Wikipedia link: hard water Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Water Related terms: water softener, heavy water Translations (water with a high concentration of dissolved minerals): 硬水 (yìngshuǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), hårdt vand [neuter] (Danish), hard water [neuter] (Dutch), kova vesi (Finnish), eau dure [feminine] (French), hartes Wasser [neuter] (German), કઠિન પાણી (kaṭhin pāṇī) (Gujarati), uisce crua [masculine] (Irish), 硬水 (kōsui) (Japanese), кермек су (kermek su) (Kazakh), 경수 (gyeongsu) (alt: 硬水) (Korean), 센물 (senmul) (Korean), água dura [feminine] (Portuguese), apă dură [feminine] (Romanian), жёсткая вода́ (žóstkaja vodá) [feminine] (Russian), agua dura [feminine] (Spanish), hårt vatten [neuter] (Swedish), น้ำกระด้าง (náam-grà-dâang) (Thai), тверда́ вода́ (tverdá vodá) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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