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whitener

whitener noun: any substance used to whiten something; a bleach.

Noun

whitener (countable and uncountable, plural whiteners)

  1. Any substance used to whiten something; a bleach.
  2. (countable) A person employed to whiten or bleach.
  3. (Canada) A powder added to tea or coffee in place of milk. A "non-dairy creamer".

Proper noun capitalized: Whitener

Whitener (plural Whiteners)

  1. A surname.

whitener meaning in Tagalog and Thai

whitener in Tagalog

powder added to tea or coffee in place of milk
pampaputi

whitener in Thai

powder added to tea or coffee in place of milk
ครีมเทียม kriim-tiiam

Forms of whitener

Noun
pluralwhiteners
Proper noun
pluralWhiteners

Origin of whitener

From whiten + -er.

Questions about whitener

What does whitener mean?
Whitener means any substance used to whiten something; a bleach.
What is whitener in Tagalog?
Whitener in Tagalog is pampaputi. See Whitener meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is whitener?
Whitener can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of whitener?
The plural of whitener is whiteners.

Words near whitener in the dictionary

  1. Whitenack
  2. Whitenacks
  3. whitenat
  4. whitenats
  5. whitened
  6. whitener
  7. whiteners
  8. whiteness
  9. whiteness studies
  10. whitenesses
  11. whitenest

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