Definition of Brightener

1. Noun. (metallurgy) Any substance added to an electrolytic bath to yield a brighter electroplated surface. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Brightener

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brightener

bright eyed and bushy tailed
bright field
bright field illumination
bright field imaging
bright field microscopy
bright line
bright nail
bright shiny object
bright side
bright spark
bright sparks
bright t1 lesion
brighten
brighten up
brightened
brightener (current term)
brighteners
brightening
brightenings
brightens
brighter
brightest
brightfield
brightish
brightly
brightness
brightness constancy
brightness difference threshold
brightness level
brightnesses

Literary usage of Brightener

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Code of Federal Regulations: Parts 170 to 199 Revised as of April 1, 2005 by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"For use as an optical brightener only at levels not to exceed 0.05 percent by weight of rigid and semirigid polyvinyl chloride and not to exceed 0.03 ..."

2. The Application of Biotechnology to Industrial Sustainability by OECD Staff, (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope, Oecd, European Commission (2001)
"... PULP brightener (DOMTAR, CANADA) Domtar Incorporated is the largest producer of speciality and fine papers in Canada with annual sales of CAD 4 billion, ..."

3. The Carol: A Book of Religious Songs for the Sunday School and the Home by Charles William Wendte (1886)
"World lay in sadness, Christ's birth brought gladness ; IO heart-brightener ! Sorrow-lightener ! Joyfully, Christian heart ..."

4. Hand-book of the Economic Products of the Punjab: With a Combined Index and by Baden Henry Baden-Powell (1868)
"... forming an ingredient in chutneys, is also extensively used as an acid brightener in dyeing with ... and in dyeing as a mordant or brightener. 954.—[ ]. ..."

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