optical whitening agent

optical whitening agent
a substance added to something else to produce brightness by absorbing invisible ultraviolet light and reflecting it as visible blue light; these are added to detergents, paper, and textiles to give them a white color. Called also fluorescent whitening a. See also blankophore.

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