whitener
whitener · whiteners
Any substance used to whiten somethingAny substance used to whiten something; a bleach.
US/wˈaɪtnɚ/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Any substance used to whiten something; a bleach.
(countable)A person employed to whiten or bleach.
(Canada, countable, uncountable)A powder added to tea or coffee in place of milk. A "non-dairy creamer".
More definitions
- an agent that makes things white or colorless
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From whiten + -er.From whiten + -er.
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Forms
plural: whitenersSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- an agent that makes things white or colorless:bleaching agentbleachblanching agent
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedwhiten
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable