"whitener" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈ(h)waɪ̯.tənə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-whitener.wav [US] Forms: whitener [singular], whiteners [plural]
Etymology: whiten + -er Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|whiten|er}} whiten + -er Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A whitener is a substance that is used to whiten something.
    Sense id: simple-whitener-en-noun-sN3OoL5e
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -er
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