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BRIGHTENER
Etymology
Noun
brightener (plural brighteners)
One who or that which brightens.
A chemical agent that absorbs ultraviolet and violet light and re-emits blue light by fluorescence, used to make fabric or paper look whiter.
(metallurgy) Any substance added to an electrolytic bath to yield a brighter electroplated surface.
Source: Wiktionary
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GUILLOTINE
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
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