whitener

whit·en

W5138100 (wīt′n, hwīt′n)tr. & intr.v. whit·ened, whit·en·ing, whit·ens To make or become white or whiter, especially by bleaching.

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whit′en·er n.

whitener

(ˈwaɪtənə) n1. (Colours) a substance that makes something white or whiter2. (Cookery) a powdered substitute for milk or cream, used in coffee or tea

whit•en•er

(ˈʰwaɪt n ər, ˈwaɪt-)

n. 1. a preparation, as a bleach, for making something white. 2. a person or thing that whitens. [1605–15]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

whitener - an agent that makes things white or colorlessblanching agent, bleaching agent, bleachbenzoyl peroxide - a white crystalline peroxide used in bleaching (flour or oils or fats) and as a catalyst for free radical reactionsagent - a substance that exerts some force or effectbleaching powder, chloride of lime, chlorinated lime - a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfectbleach liquor - a solution containing bleaching agents that is used to bleach textiles or paper pulpcalcium hypochlorite - any hypochlorite of calcium; used as a bleaching agentchlorine dioxide - an explosive gas (ClO2) used chiefly in bleaching paper or starch or soap or flour and in water purificationchlorine water - an aqueous solution of chlorine used as a bleaching agentClorox - a commercial bleaching agentliquid bleach - a solution containing bleaching agents; used for laundrysodium hypochlorite - an unstable salt (NaOCl) used as a bleaching agent and disinfectant

Translations

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