English noun: whitener | |||
1. | whitener (substance) an agent that makes things white or colorless | ||
Synonyms | blanching agent, bleach, bleaching agent | ||
Broader (hypernym) | agent | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | benzoyl peroxide, bleaching powder, calcium hypochlorite, chloride of lime, chlorinated lime, chlorine dioxide, chlorine water, Clorox, sodium hypochlorite | ||
Substance meronym | bleach liquor, liquid bleach | ||