| NOUN | substance | blueing, bluing, blue | used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge |
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| process | blueing, bluing | a process that makes something blue (or bluish) |
| Sounds | bluw'ihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | Used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge. | |
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| Synonyms | bluing, blue | |
| Broader | dye, dyestuff | A usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair |
| Spanish | azulete, azul | |
| Catalan | blau de la roba, blauet, blau, blavet | |
| Meaning | A process that makes something blue (or bluish). | |
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| Synonym | bluing | |
| Broader | chemical process, chemical change, chemical action | (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved |
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