dampener

Other forms: dampeners

Definitions of dampener
  1. noun
    a device that dampens or moistens something
    “he used a dampener to moisten the shirts before he ironed them”
    synonyms: moistener
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    type of:
    device
    an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
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