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bleaching Definition


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bleach
verb
    tr & intr
    bleaches, bleached, bleaching
    1. To whiten or remove colour from (a substance) by exposure to sunlight or certain chemicals.
      Thesaurus: blanch, fade, whiten, lighten, pale, etiolate, peroxide.
noun
    1. A liquid chemical used to bleach clothes, etc.
    2. The process of bleaching.
Derivative: bleacher
noun
    Any liquid chemical eg hydrogen peroxide, used to whiten or remove colour from cloth, paper, hair, etc.
Derivative: bleaching
noun, adj
    Etymology: Anglo-Saxon blæcan.



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