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BLUING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A process that makes something blue (or bluish)

Synonyms:

blueing; bluing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("bluing" is a kind of...):

chemical action; chemical change; chemical process ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)

Derivation:

blue (turn blue)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge

Synonyms:

blue; blueing; bluing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("bluing" is a kind of...):

dye; dyestuff (a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb blue

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