clarifier
Removes the murkiness
A clarifier is something that makes a matter clearer or easier to understand.
In conversation, a clarifier is a follow-up question or statement that removes ambiguity: Let me add a clarifier—I meant the original version, not the remake.
In brewing and winemaking, a clarifier is a substance added to remove suspended particles, making the liquid transparent.
Porous separation device
- strainerPerforated draining vessel
- sieveMesh filtering utensil
- colanderKitchen bowl for draining
- separatorSomething that divides
mesh · screen · filtration · decanter · cheesecloth · centrifuge · settling · sediment
Statement making something clear
- elucidationAct of explaining clearly
- expositionSystematic explanatory presentation
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- definitionStatement of meaning
annotation · commentary · explication · disambiguation · demystification · elaboration · restatement · paraphrase
Purification via vaporization
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
- extractionAct of removing
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
rectification · processing · separation · isolation · refinement · polish · enhancement · improvement
filter
Porous separation device
separator · mesh · screen · filtration · decanter · cheesecloth · centrifuge · settling · sediment · particulate
explanation
Statement making something clear
- elucidationAct of explaining clearly
- expositionSystematic explanatory presentation
- interpretationAssigned meaning
definition · annotation · commentary · explication · disambiguation · demystification · elaboration · restatement · paraphrase · footnote
distillation
Purification via vaporization
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
- extractionAct of removing
concentration · rectification · processing · separation · isolation · refinement · polish · enhancement · improvement · upgrading
- separationseparate, sieving, straining, divide, filtration
- brewingwort, mash, brewery, hops, malt
- environmental equipmentair filter, water filter, scrubber, pH meter, air purifier
- Purification Chemicalschlorine, chloramine, chlorine tablets, alum, coagulant
- sanitation systemsseptic tank, septic system, sewage system, sewer, drain
- biotreatmentaeration, biofilter, bioreactor, wastewater treatment, nitrification
clarifierobscurer
One who darkens understanding
obfuscator · confuser · muddler · complicator · mystifier
clarifierobfuscator
One who confuses deliberately
deceiver · misleader · dissembler · equivocator · prevaricator
- clarified butterFat with solids removed
- values clarificationProcess of identifying core beliefs
clarification, clarified, clarifies, clarifiers, clarifiable