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Lightener Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is LEAVEN which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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97%6Exact Match!
noun

• a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid

• an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something

verb

• cause to puff up with a leaven

96%8Exact Match!
noun

• a viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties; a powerful bleaching agent; also used (in aqueous solutions) as a mild disinfectant and (in strong concentrations) as an oxidant in rocket fuels

• an inorganic compound containing the divalent ion -O-O-

verb

• bleach with peroxide

35%6 Fabric lightener
noun

• the whiteness that results from removing the color from something

• an agent that makes things white or colorless

• the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent)

verb

• cause to become white or lighter in color

• make whiter or lighter

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New York Times11 Jan 2007 Across 15
New York Times18 Aug 2001 Across 17
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