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bleach

  [bleech]
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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.
Origin:
bef. 1050; ME blechen, OE blǣcean, deriv. of blāc pale; c. ON bleikja, OHG bleichēn

Related forms:
bleach⋅a⋅ble, adjective
bleach⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun

Synonyms:
1. See whiten.
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un·bleached   (ŭn-blēcht')   
adj.  Not bleached or whitened: unbleached flour; unbleached linen.
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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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