rinsings
Leftover cleaning liquid
Rinsings are the liquid that remains after rinsing something—the water used to wash out a container, or what drains from rinsed dishes or clothes.
The word often implies residue: She saved the rinsings from the wine bottle to add to the sauce.
Sometimes used figuratively for dregs or leftovers of diminished quality.
Batches being cleaned
- sluicingWashing with flowing water
- flushingWashing by water surge
- swishingSoft brushing sound
- dousingWetting completely, suddenly
splashing · hosing · soaking · dipping · swirling · lathering · scrubbing · shampooing
Residue at bottom
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- leesFermentation deposit residue
- remnantsWhat stays after most goes
- residueMatter left behind
washwater · runoff · slops · waste · leavings · spillings · sweepings · turbid
Recurring sequences of events
- passesGoes beyond or through
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
- iterationsSuccessive passes through process
- stagesDistinct periods or platforms
repeated · successive · multiple · final · extra · additional · thorough · second
Separating solids from liquids
- clarificationMaking meaning plain
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
- decontaminationRemoving dangerous substances
cleansing · desalination · chelation · leaching · extraction · refining · straining · sieving
washings
Batches being cleaned
dousing · splashing · hosing · soaking · dipping · swirling · lathering · scrubbing · shampooing · laundering
dregs
Residue at bottom
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- leesFermentation deposit residue
- remnantsWhat stays after most goes
residue · washwater · runoff · slops · waste · leavings · spillings · sweepings · turbid · cloudy
cycles
Recurring sequences of events
- passesGoes beyond or through
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
- iterationsSuccessive passes through process
stages · repeated · successive · multiple · final · extra · additional · thorough · second · third
filtration
Separating solids from liquids
- clarificationMaking meaning plain
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
decontamination · cleansing · desalination · chelation · leaching · extraction · refining · straining · sieving · decanting
rinsingsscrubbings
Intense cleaning actions
scourings · abrasions · scrubbing · scouring · deep cleaning
rinsingsdetergents
Surfactant cleaning agents
soaps · solvents · cleaning agents · cleansers · abrasives
- mouth rinsingSwishing liquid orally