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verb (used with object)
1.
to make whiter or lighter in color, as by exposure to sunlight or a chemical agent; remove the color from.
2.
Photography. to convert (the silver image of a negative or print) to a silver halide, either to remove the image or to change its tone.
verb (used without object)
3.
to become whiter or lighter in color.
noun
4.
a bleaching agent.
5.
degree of paleness achieved in bleaching.
6.
an act of bleaching.
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World English Dictionary
bleach (bliːtʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to make or become white or colourless, as by exposure to sunlight, by the action of chemical agents, etc |
| —n | |
| 2. | a bleaching agent |
| 3. | the degree of whiteness resulting from bleaching |
| 4. | the act of bleaching |
| [Old English blǣcan; related to Old Norse bleikja, Old High German bleih pale] | |
| 'bleachable | |
| —adj | |
| 'bleacher | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
bleach
O.E. blæcan "bleach, whiten," from P.Gmc. *blaikjan "to make white" (cf. O.S. blek, O.N. bleikr, Du. bleek, O.H.G. bleih, Ger. bleich "pale;" O.N. bleikja, Du. bleken, Ger. bleichen "to bleach"), from PIE base *bhel- (1) "to shine, flash, burn" (cf. Skt. bhrajate "shines;" Gk. phlegein "to burn;"
L. flamma "flame," fulmen "lightning," fulgere "to shine, flash," flagrare "to burn;" O.C.S. belu "white;" Lith. balnas "pale"). The same root probably produced black; perhaps because both black and white are colorless, or because both are associated with burning. The noun meaning "a bleaching agent" is recorded from 1898.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
| bleach (blēch) Pronunciation Key
A chemical agent used to whiten or remove color from textiles, paper, food, and other substances and materials. Chlorine, sodium hypochlorite, and hydrogen peroxide are bleaches. Bleaches remove color by oxidation or reduction. |
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Example sentences
Plans are afoot to add a server farm and a bleach factory.
Then there was the car: a spray bottle of diluted bleach spritzed around in there.
Consumers can protect themselves by washing raw fruits and vegetables in soap and water or a dilute chlorine bleach solution.
The sink is full of bleach solution for scrubbing equipment and floors.
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