Whitening
['hwaɪtənɪŋ] or ['hwaɪtnɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whiten
(n.) The act or process of making or becoming white.
(n.) That which is used to render white; whiting.
Typist: Tabitha
Examples
- The whitening is done by boiling the pins in a large copper kettle, which also contains layers of grained tin and a solution of argol or bitartrate of potash. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I was encouraged by nothing, mother, but by looking at the red sparks dropping out of the fire, and whitening and dying. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- A general whitening of the skin is produced by this lotion without any irritation. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
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