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whitening
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As a noun, whitening means a substance, such as a bleach, used to make something white or whiter.
Meanings of whitening
4 meaningsverb
Present participle of whiten
noun
A substance, such as a bleach, used to make something white or whiter.
Whiting, a kind of fine white chalk.
The process of making something white or whiter.
Changing to a lighter color
Similar: lightening
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
noun: changing to a lighter color
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