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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
whitening
    n 1: changing to a lighter color [syn: whitening,
         lightening]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Whitening \Whit"en*ing\, n.
   1. The act or process of making or becoming white.
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   2. That which is used to render white; whiting. [R.]
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   Whitening stone, a sharpening and polishing stone used by
      cutlers; also, a finishing grindstone of fine texture.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Whiten \Whit"en\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whitened; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Whitening.] [OE. whitenen; cf. Icel. hv[imac]tna.]
   To grow white; to turn or become white or whiter; as, the
   hair whitens with age; the sea whitens with foam; the trees
   in spring whiten with blossoms.
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Thesaurus Results for whitening:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
achromatization, albification, blanching, bleach, bleaching, calcimine, decoloration, decolorization, decolorizing, discoloration, etiolation, fading, frosting, grizzling, lightening, madder bleach, market bleach, paling, pipe clay, silvering, whitewash, whitewashing, whiting
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