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purifier

British  
/ ˈpjʊərɪˌfaɪə /

noun

  1. a device or substance that frees something of extraneous, contaminating, or debasing matter

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Yet through a remarkable process of musical transformation, Lang has become a purifier, his music increasingly having turned cool, clean, eloquent, elemental.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

After pitching their best ideas—an automated pothole-repair machine, a wearable air purifier for people with allergies—the students coalesced around a winner: a self-inflating-tire product.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

Make sure the purifier has carbon filters that remove volatile organic chemicals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Although the makeshift air purifier helped, the next day, McCarthy packed up his car and decided to leave for Palm Springs for the weekend.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2025

“Can you really pee in a purifier? And then drink it, I mean?”

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld