Whitening
- Whiten \Whit"en\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whitened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whitening}.] [OE. whitenen; cf. Icel. hv[=i]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. [1913 Webster]
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Whitening — may refer to: * Hypopigmentation, the loss of skin color * Pallor, a reduced amount of oxyhemoglobin in skin or mucous membrane * Whitening transform, transforming a signal source to make it appear closer to white noise. * Key whitening, a… … Wikipedia
Whitening — Whit en*ing, n. 1. The act or process of making or becoming white. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is used to render white; whiting. [R.] [1913 Webster] {Whitening stone}, a sharpening and polishing stone used by cutlers; also, a finishing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whitening — [hwīt′ n iŋ, wīt′ n iŋ] n. 1. the act or process of making or becoming white 2. a preparation used for making something white … English World dictionary
Whitening — Key Whitening – oft auch nur Whitening – ist eine kryptologische Technik, mit der die Sicherheit iterierter Blockchiffren erhöht wird. Bei einer Verschlüsselung mit Whitening wird ein Klartextblock vor der ersten Runde mit Teilen des Schlüssels… … Deutsch Wikipedia
whitening — baltinimas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Dažymas baltų pigmentų vandenine skenda atitikmenys: angl. whitening; whitewash rus. побелка … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
whitening — noun Date: 1601 1. the act or process of making or becoming white 2. something that is used to make white ; whiting … New Collegiate Dictionary
whitening — /hwuyt n ing, wuyt /, n. 1. a preparation for making something white; whiting. 2. the act or process of making or turning white. [1595 1605; WHITEN + ING1] * * * … Universalium
whitening — noun a) a substance, such as a bleach, used to make something white or whiter b) the process of making something white or whiter … Wiktionary
Whitening — Белила; Отбелка; Лужение … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
whitening — Synonyms and related words: achromatization, albification, blanching, bleach, bleaching, calcimine, decoloration, decolorization, decolorizing, discoloration, etiolation, fading, frosting, grizzling, lightening, madder bleach, market bleach,… … Moby Thesaurus
