English Explanatory Dictionary

brightener

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who or that which brightens.
  2. A chemical agent that absorbs ultraviolet and violet light and re-emits blue light by fluorescence, used to make fabric or paper look whiter.
  3. Any substance added to an electrolytic bath to yield a brighter electroplated surface.

Word forms

brightener brighteners

Etymology

From brighten + -er.

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