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- noun Plural form of
brightener .
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Examples
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It has NO UV brighteners and it makes your clothes look and smell invisible to deer.
Do scent-free detergents put a visible UV blur light on your cloths and is it visible by deer? 2009
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It has NO UV brighteners and it makes your clothes look and smell invisible to deer.
Do scent-free detergents put a visible UV blur light on your cloths and is it visible by deer? 2009
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Here's a note of caution on the perfume-free or dye-free laundry detergent, it will likely contain UltraViolet brighteners which create a cast or glow that researchers say animals (cervids ... deer, elk, moose) can see.
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In the red spectrum, orange comes out looking like a shade of gray, unless that orange has UV brighteners in it, in which case, you'll stick out like a sore thumb to a deer that can see in UV.
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In the red spectrum, orange comes out looking like a shade of gray, unless that orange has UV brighteners in it, in which case, you'll stick out like a sore thumb to a deer that can see in UV.
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I had finally run out of the special "without optical brighteners" detergent I use to wash my husband's ACUs.
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I NEVER use regular clothing wash because it contains UV brighteners.
How can i get my hunting cloths ready for hunting season? what should i do to them? thanks! 2009
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OBA is the term for a class of optical brighteners that fluoresce and are used in most papers, and because they can cause fading, artists and photographers create a market for OBA-free paper.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Thanks to My Readers — The Solution for White Non-Fluorescent Paper 2009
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I NEVER use regular clothing wash because it contains UV brighteners.
How can i get my hunting cloths ready for hunting season? what should i do to them? thanks! 2009
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Here's a note of caution on the perfume-free or dye-free laundry detergent, it will likely contain UltraViolet brighteners which create a cast or glow that researchers say animals (cervids ... deer, elk, moose) can see.
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