pemutih
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Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed putih (“white”) + peng- (“instrument prefix”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pəˈmutih/
- Rhymes: -utih
- Syllabification: pe‧mu‧tih
Noun
pemutih (plural pemutih-pemutih)
- bleach: a chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.
- whitening: a substance, such as a bleach, used to make something white or whiter.
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Further reading
- “pemutih” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
- Hadyana Pudjaatmaka, Susilowati (1987) Kamus Kimia: Biokimia [Dictionary of Chemistry: Biochemistry] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, page 179: “pemutih”