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(noun) the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent) |
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Related Words: lightening, whitening |
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(verb) make whiter or lighter; "bleach the laundry" |
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Related Words: peroxide, white, whiten |
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(verb) remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt" |
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Synonyms: bleach out, decolor, decolorize, discolorize |
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Related Words: discolor |
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(noun) the whiteness that results from removing the color from something; "a complete bleach usually requires several applications" |
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Related Words: white, whiteness |
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(noun) an agent that makes things white or colorless |
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Synonyms: blanching agent, bleaching agent, whitener |
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Related Words: Clorox, agent, benzoyl peroxide, bleaching powder, calcium hypochlorite, chloride of lime, chlorine dioxide, chlorine water, sodium hypochlorite |
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