bluing
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[edit]bluing
- present participle and gerund of blue
Noun
[edit]bluing (countable and uncountable, plural bluings)
- A substance used in laundry to whiten clothes.
- Synonyms: blue, laundry blue, dolly blue, washing blue
- Any of several processes to protect steel against rust.
- Coordinate terms: blackening, black oxide, browning, phosphating, passivation, plating, coating
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Bluing (fabric) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Bluing (steel) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia