Whitener

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  whitener
       n : an agent that makes things white or colorless [syn: {bleaching
           agent}, {bleach}, {blanching agent}]