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blue·ing
(blo͞o′ĭng)n.
Variant of bluing.
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blueing
(ˈbluːɪŋ) orbluing
n
1. (Dyeing) a blue material, such as indigo, used in laundering to counteract yellowing
2. (Hairdressing & Grooming) the formation of a film of blue oxide on a steel surface
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blu•ing
or blue•ing
(ˈblu ɪŋ)n.
a substance, as indigo, used to whiten clothes or give them a bluish tinge.
[1660–70]
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Noun | 1. | blueing - used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge |
2. | blueing - a process that makes something blue (or bluish) chemical action, chemical change, chemical process - (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved |
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