Word family noun condition precondition conditioner conditioning adjective conditional ≠ unconditional verb condition adverb conditionally ≠ unconditionally
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishconditionercon‧di‧tion‧er /kənˈdɪʃənə $ -ər/ noun [countable, uncountable] 1 DCBa liquid that you put onto your hair after washing it to make it softer2 British EnglishDHC a liquid that you wash clothes in to make them softer SYN softener American EnglishExamples from the Corpus
conditioner• Back inside his room, he turned on the overhead fan and the air conditioner.• Outside, over the low monotonous drone of the air conditioner, she could hear the mating call of a cricket.• If your hair is long, apply conditioner to the older, dryer ends only.• I've been using a leave-in conditioner on my hair and am very pleased with the results.• I wash it every day and use plenty of light conditioner but I don't stick to one brand.• Add a water conditioner to neutralise chlorine, and other nasties.