Whitening

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

whitening
    n 1: changing to a lighter color [syn: {whitening},
         {lightening}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Whitening \Whit"en*ing\, n.
   1. The act or process of making or becoming white.
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   2. That which is used to render white; whiting. [R.]
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   {Whitening stone}, a sharpening and polishing stone used by
      cutlers; also, a finishing grindstone of fine texture.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

23 Moby Thesaurus words for "whitening":
      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

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