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Definition of Bleach

1. Verb. Remove color from. "The sun bleached the red shirt"

2. Noun. The whiteness that results from removing the color from something. "A complete bleach usually requires several applications"

3. Verb. Make whiter or lighter. "Bleach the laundry"

4. Noun. An agent that makes things white or colorless.

5. Noun. The act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent).

Definition of Bleach

1. v. t. To make white, or whiter; to remove the color, or stains, from; to blanch; to whiten.

2. v. i. To grow white or lose color; to whiten.

Definition of Bleach

1. Noun. A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening. ¹

2. Noun. A variety of bleach. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc) or lighten (hair). ¹

4. Verb. (intransitive biology) (of corals) to lose color due to stress-induced expulsion of symbiotic unicellular algae. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bleach

1. to whiten [v -ED, -ING, -ES] - See also: whiten

Medical Definition of Bleach

1. To make white, or whiter; to remove the colour, or stains, from; to blanch; to whiten. "The destruction of the colouring matters attached to the bodies to be bleached is effected either by the action of the air and light, of chlorine, or of sulphurous acid." (Ure) "Immortal liberty, whose look sublime Hath bleached the tyrant's cheek in every varying clime." (Smollett) Origin: OE. Blakien, blechen, v. T. & v. I, AS. Blacian, blcan, to grow pale; akin to Icel. Bleikja, Sw. Bleka, Dan. Blege, D. Bleeken, G. Bleichen, AS. Blac pale. See Bleak. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bleach

blazoner blazoners blazoning blazonings blazonment blazonments blazonries blazonry blazons bldg

bldg. bldgs blea bleaberries bleaberry bleach (current term) bleach liquor bleach out bleachability bleachable

bleached bleached wax bleacher bleacheries bleacherite bleacherites bleacherlike bleachers bleachery bleaches

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