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bluing
blu·ing also blue·ing B0346100 (blo͞o′ĭng)n.1. Any of various coloring agents used to counteract the yellowing of laundered fabrics.2. A rinsing agent used to give a silver tint to gray or graying hair.blu•ing or blue•ing (ˈblu ɪŋ)
n. a substance, as indigo, used to whiten clothes or give them a bluish tinge. [1660–70] BluingBluing was a blue dye that was put in the rinse water in very dilute quantities before the days of bleach to counteract the yellowing of cotton goods generally observed after washing. A blue light of the proper intensity combines with yellow light to give a near white. (Note that this effect involves the mixing of light, not pigments.) The yellowing was mainly caused by the soaps that were available before the age of detergents when very harsh soaps were the standard.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | bluing - used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tingeblueing, bluedye, dyestuff - a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair | | 2. | bluing - a process that makes something blue (or bluish)blueingchemical action, chemical change, chemical process - (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved |
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bluing[′blü·iŋ] (metallurgy) Also spelled blueing. Formation of a bluish oxide film on polished steel; improves appearance and provides some corrosion resistance. Heating of formed springs to reduce internal stress. A blue oxide film formed on the polished surface of a metal due to extremely high temperatures. (plant pathology) blue rot bluingThe addition of a small amount of clean blue colorant to a white paint to promote the visual perception of whiteness.bluing
Synonyms for bluingnoun used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tingeSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a process that makes something blue (or bluish)SynonymsRelated Words- chemical action
- chemical change
- chemical process
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