whitener
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whit·en
(wīt′n, hwīt′n)tr. & intr.v. whit·ened, whit·en·ing, whit·ens
To make or become white or whiter, especially by bleaching.
whit′en·er n.
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whitener
(ˈwaɪtənə)n
1. (Colours) a substance that makes something white or whiter
2. (Cookery) a powdered substitute for milk or cream, used in coffee or tea
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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]
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| Noun | 1. |  whitener - an agent that makes things white or colorlessbenzoyl peroxide - a white crystalline peroxide used in bleaching (flour or oils or fats) and as a catalyst for free radical reactions agent - a substance that exerts some force or effect bleaching powder, chloride of lime, chlorinated lime - a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect bleach liquor - a solution containing bleaching agents that is used to bleach textiles or paper pulp calcium hypochlorite - any hypochlorite of calcium; used as a bleaching agent chlorine dioxide - an explosive gas (ClO2) used chiefly in bleaching paper or starch or soap or flour and in water purification chlorine water - an aqueous solution of chlorine used as a bleaching agent Clorox - a commercial bleaching agent liquid bleach - a solution containing bleaching agents; used for laundry sodium hypochlorite - an unstable salt (NaOCl) used as a bleaching agent and disinfectant |
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whitener
n blanqueador m; teeth o tooth — blanqueador dentalEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.