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Definition of Bleaching

1. n. The act or process of whitening, by removing color or stains; esp. the process of whitening fabrics by chemical agents.

Definition of Bleaching

1. Noun. the process of removing stains or of whitening fabrics, especially by the use of chemical agents ¹

2. Verb. (present participle of bleach) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bleaching

1. bleach [v] - See also: bleach

Medical Definition of Bleaching

1. The act or process of whitening, by removing colour or stains; especially. The process of whitening fabrics by chemical agents. Bleaching powder, a powder for bleaching, consisting of chloride of lime, or some other chemical or chemicals. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bleaching

Literary usage of Bleaching

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"Preparation of Lime for Bleaching Рода/er. — The lime req uired for the manufacture of ... Among the most suitable limes for bleaching powder is that used ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"With exposure on the grass the bleaching of plain linens usually occupies from 4 to в weeks. The finishing processes arc essentially tho same as in the case ..."

3. Memoir of Samuel Slater: The Father of American Manufactures by George Savage White (1836)
"Bleaching AND CALENDERING.* After the manufacture of the cloth is complete, there is the important process of bleaching to be undergone by all cotton goods; ..."

4. Transactions (1864)
"THE bleaching of linen, for which Ireland is peculiarly and justly celebrated, is a widely different process from that of cotton. ..."

5. The Principles of Chemistry by Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev, George Kamensky (1902)
"In the manufacture of bleaching powder in large quantities at chemical works, the purest possible slaked lime is taken and laid in a thin layer in large ..."

6. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"Preparation of Lime for Bleaching Рода/er. — The lime req uired for the manufacture of ... Among the most suitable limes for bleaching powder is that used ..."

7. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"With exposure on the grass the bleaching of plain linens usually occupies from 4 to в weeks. The finishing processes arc essentially tho same as in the case ..."

8. Memoir of Samuel Slater: The Father of American Manufactures by George Savage White (1836)
"Bleaching AND CALENDERING.* After the manufacture of the cloth is complete, there is the important process of bleaching to be undergone by all cotton goods; ..."

9. Transactions (1864)
"THE bleaching of linen, for which Ireland is peculiarly and justly celebrated, is a widely different process from that of cotton. ..."

10. The Principles of Chemistry by Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev, George Kamensky (1902)
"In the manufacture of bleaching powder in large quantities at chemical works, the purest possible slaked lime is taken and laid in a thin layer in large ..."

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