'Whitening' definitions:
Definition of 'whitening'
(from WordNet)
noun
Changing to a lighter color [syn: whitening, lightening]
Definition of 'Whitening'
From: GCIDE
- Whiten \Whit"en\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whitened; p. pr. & vb. n. Whitening.] [OE. whitenen; cf. Icel. hv[imac]tna.] To grow white; to turn or become white or whiter; as, the hair whitens with age; the sea whitens with foam; the trees in spring whiten with blossoms. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Whitening'
From: GCIDE
- Whitening \Whit"en*ing\, n.
- 1. The act or process of making or becoming white. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which is used to render white; whiting. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- Whitening stone, a sharpening and polishing stone used by cutlers; also, a finishing grindstone of fine texture. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'whitening'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- achromatization,
- albification,
- blanching,
- bleach,
- bleaching,
- calcimine,
- decoloration,
- decolorization,
- decolorizing,
- discoloration,
- etiolation,
- fading,
- frosting,
- grizzling,
- lightening,
- madder bleach,
- market bleach,
- paling,
- pipe clay,
- silvering,
- whitewash,
- whitewashing,
- whiting