whitener Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an agent that makes things white or colorless
    blanching agent; bleaching agent; bleach.

WordNet


Whit"en*er noun
Definitions
  1. One who, or that which, whitens; a bleacher; a blancher; a whitewasher; a bleach.
  2. A chemical used as an adjunct to laundering white cloth, which makes white cloth appear whiter. A bluing agent.

Webster 1913