bluing

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English

Definitions

verb

To make or become blue.
To treat the surface of steel so that it is passivated chemically and becomes more resistant to rust.
(laundry) To brighten by treating with blue (laundry aid)
To spend (money) extravagantly; to blow.

noun

A substance used in laundry to whiten clothes; blue
Any of several processes to protect steel against rust

Related words

Synonyms

dolly blue laundry blue washing blue whitening bleaching brightener bleaching agent whitener decolorant cerulescence bleach bucking blanching blancher whitewash blackening decolorization

Associated

bolete whiter hallucinogenic rust corrosion browning clade coating oxide resistant fabric reaction

Rhymes

stewing misconstruing viewing pursuing undoing screwing mewing reviewing cuing eschewing

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