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blue·ing  (blng)
n.
Variant of bluing.
blueing, bluing [ˈbluːɪŋ]
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Dyeing) a blue material, such as indigo, used in laundering to counteract yellowing
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) the formation of a film of blue oxide on a steel surface
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Noun1.blueing - used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge
bluing, blue
dye, dyestuff - a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
2.blueing - a process that makes something blue (or bluish)
bluing
chemical 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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