'Whitener' definitions:
Definition of 'whitener'
(from WordNet)
noun
An agent that makes things white or colorless [syn: bleaching agent, bleach, blanching agent, whitener]
Definition of 'Whitener'
From: GCIDE
- Whitener \Whit"en*er\, n.
- 1. One who, or that which, whitens; a bleaching agent; a bleach; a bleacher; a blancher; a whitewasher. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A chemical used as an adjunct to laundering white cloth, which makes white cloth appear whiter. A bluing agent. [PJC]