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WHITENING |
Bleaching |
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CHLORINE |
Bleaching agent |
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WHITENER |
Bleaching agent |
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OXYGEN |
Chlorine used in bleaching. |
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KEEVE |
A bleaching vat; a kier. |
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DEALBATION |
Act of bleaching; a whitening. |
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BLEACHERY |
A place or an establishment where bleaching is done. |
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GRASS |
To expose, as flax, on the grass for bleaching, etc. |
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BLEACHER |
One who whitens, or whose occupation is to whiten, by
bleaching. |
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CHLOROMETRY |
The process of testing the bleaching power of any
combination of chlorine. |
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CREFTING |
Exposing linen to the sun, on the grass, in the process
of bleaching. |
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CHLOROMETER |
An instrument to test the decoloring or bleaching
power of chloride of lime. |
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BUCK |
To soak, steep, or boil, in lye or suds; -- a process in
bleaching. |
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BLANCHIMETER |
An instrument for measuring the bleaching power of
chloride of lime and potash; a chlorometer. |
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CERESIN |
A white wax, made by bleaching and purifying ozocerite,
and used as a substitute for beeswax. |
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BUCKING |
The act or process of soaking or boiling cloth in an
alkaline liquid in the operation of bleaching; also, the liquid used. |
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KIER |
A large tub or vat in which goods are subjected to the action
of hot lye or bleaching liquor; -- also called keeve. |
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ANTICHLOR |
Any substance (but especially sodium hyposulphite) used
in removing the excess of chlorine left in paper pulp or stuffs after
bleaching. |
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SULPHURING |
Exposure to the fumes of burning sulphur, as in
bleaching; the process of bleaching by exposure to the fumes of
sulphur. |
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BARILLA |
The alkali produced from the plant, being an impure
carbonate of soda, used for making soap, glass, etc., and for bleaching
purposes. |
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SULPHURATOR |
An apparatus for impregnating with, or exposing to the
action of, sulphur; especially, an apparatus for fumigating or
bleaching by means of the fumes of burning sulphur. |
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TAW |
To dress and prepare, as the skins of sheep, lambs, goats,
and kids, for gloves, and the like, by imbuing them with alum, salt,
and other agents, for softening and bleaching them. |