The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word BLEACHING which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1949.
Process of whitening crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BLEACHING | 100 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Process of whitening
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bleaching
- bleach
- dealbation
- stuff
- stuffed
- whitewash
- buck
- discharge
- discharged
- discharging
- fulguration
- ironing
Crossword Answer definitions
BLEACHING verb- To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair).
- To be whitened or lightened (by the sun, for example).
- (of corals) to lose color due to stress-induced expulsion of symbiotic unicellular algae.
- To make meaningless; to divest of meaning; to make empty.
- The process of removing stains or of whitening fabrics, especially by the use of chemical agents.
- The loss or removal of part of the (semantic, grammatical, etc) content or a word or morpheme.
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