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brighteners

brighteners is the plural of brightener.

Meaning of brightener

Noun

brightener (plural brighteners)

  1. One who or that which brightens.
    • Country air in the fields, or in gardens, when breathed at proper hours, is an excellent bracer of the nerves, and a sure brightener of the complexion.1830, The Mirror of the Graces: Or, The English Lady's Costume, page 27
  2. A chemical agent that absorbs ultraviolet and violet light and re-emits blue light by fluorescence, used to make fabric or paper look whiter.
  3. Any substance added to an electrolytic bath to yield a brighter electroplated surface.

Questions about brighteners

What is brighteners the plural of?
Brighteners is the plural of brightener.

Words near brighteners in the dictionary

  1. brighten up
  2. brightenable
  3. brightened
  4. brightened up
  5. brightener
  6. brighteners
  7. brightenest
  8. brighteneth
  9. brightening
  10. brightening up
  11. brightenings

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