whitener (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *whitener*:
NOUN	substance	whitener, bleaching agent, bleach, blanching agent	an agent that makes things white or colorless

whitener > pronunciation
Sounds	hhway'tner; way'tner
Rhymes	Afrikaner ... yawner: 180 rhymes with ner...

English > *whitener*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	An agent that makes things white or colorless.
Synonyms	bleaching agent, bleach, blanching agent
Narrower	Clorox	A commercial bleaching agent
	benzoyl peroxide	A white crystalline peroxide used in bleaching (flour or oils or fats) and as a catalyst for free radical reactions
	bleaching powder, chlorinated lime, chloride of lime	A white powder comprised of calcium ... / calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect
	calcium hypochlorite	Any hypochlorite of calcium
	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
	sodium hypochlorite	An unstable salt (NaOCl) used as a bleaching agent and disinfectant
Broader	agent	A substance that exerts some force or effect
Substance of	bleach liquor	A solution containing bleaching agents that is used to bleach textiles or paper pulp
Substance of	liquid bleach	A solution containing bleaching agents
Spanish	agente blanqueador, blanqueador, lejía
Catalan	lleixiu
Verbs	whiten	turn white

HyperDic: whitener