WHITENING


Meaning of WHITENING in English

I. noun

( -s )

Etymology: from gerund of whiten

1. : the act or process of making or becoming white

2. : something that is used to make white : whiting

3. : the operation of shaving leather on the flesh side to even its thickness

II. adjective

Etymology: from present participle of whiten

1. : serving to whiten or active in whitening

a whitening compound

the whitening action of a bleach

2. : tending to whiten : gradually becoming white

these whitening bones

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.