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BLUEING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A process that makes something blue (or bluish)
Synonyms:
blueing; bluing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("blueing" 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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge
Synonyms:
blue; blueing; bluing
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("blueing" 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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