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Laundry Whitener Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is BLUING which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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RankLettersAnswerClue
199%6Exact Match!
242%8Laundry additive for brightening whites
335%8 Can be used as a natural teeth whitener

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "BLUING" which means:

    noun
  • • Used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge
  • • A process that makes something blue (or bluish)
  • 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.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "She added bluing to the white laundry to make it brighter."
  • • "The bluing in the water turned his gray shirt into a vibrant blue."

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New York Times02 Nov 2008 Down 2
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