Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which bleaches, or makes white; especially, some chemical or other agent used for bleaching or cleaning very perfectly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, whitens; a bleaching agent; a bleach; a bleacher; a blancher; a whitewasher.
- noun A chemical used as an adjunct to laundering white cloth, which makes white cloth appear whiter. A bluing agent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any substance used to
whiten something; ableach . - noun A person employed to whiten or bleach.
- noun Canada A powder added to tea or coffee in place of milk. A "non-dairy creamer".
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an agent that makes things white or colorless
Etymologies
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Examples
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"It is a matter of concern that a lot of minors are getting addicted to whitener, which is a stationery product easily available in the market," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Anti-Narcotics Cell)
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Off topic, I know, but do the companies that make those coffee vending machines realize referring to creamer as "whitener" doesn't really make you want to buy coffee out of that machine?
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Jyothy Laboratories Ltd, the maker of fabric whitener Ujala, announced that it was bidding for the Henkel India stake, after having purchased a 14.9% holding in the unit from Tamilnadu Petroproducts Ltd on Wednesday for 607.3 million rupees.
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With this acquisition, Jyothi Labs, the maker of fabric whitener Ujala Supreme and insects repellent Maxo, will double its sales to 12 billion rupees $267 million and extend its presence into the premium categories.
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Competitors in the space, including Jyothi Laboratories--maker of Ujala fabric whitener--and Emami Ltd are in the bidding.
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Jyothy Laboratories Ltd., the maker of Ujala fabric whitener, is in negotiations with Germany's Henkel AG to decide on the price to buy a 50.1% stake in Henkel India Ltd., according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.
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She says I need to use teeth whitener, and if I ask her if she wants to come to my house, she says You can't make me.
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Jyothy Laboratories, which owns brands such as Ujala fabric whitener and Ujala techno bright detergent, deliberately kept its purchase below the 15% threshold that would have required a mandatory open offer for a further 20% holding, Mr. Kamath said.
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She says I need to use teeth whitener, and if I ask her if she wants to come to my house, she says You can't make me.
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Indian fabric whitener and detergent maker Jyothy Laboratories Ltd is in advanced talks to buy Henkel AG's majority stake in its Indian arm for 9 billion rupees $202.8 million including debt, three sources said.
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